zeichnen
\ˈʦaɪ̯ç.nən\
The verdict
“zeichnen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dessiner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zeichnen · zeichnen · French
zeichnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zeichnen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʦaɪ̯ç.nən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zeichnen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zeichnen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʦaɪ̯ç.nən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
zeichnen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is zeichnen, spelled Z-E-I-C-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dessiner.
- 2Signer.
- 3Faire, décrire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zeichnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er zeichnet ein Portrait von mir.
Ich frage mich auch, was Limonow seinerseits von meinem Besuch erwartet. Wird er mir misstrauen, weil die wenigen Portraits, die westliche Journalisten von ihm zeichneten, ihn zu einem gebrannten Kind gemacht haben, oder setzt er auf mich zum Zweck seiner Ehrenrettung? Ich bin ja selbst unentschieden.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.