zeigen
\ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡŋ̩\
The verdict
“zeigen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (transitif) Montrer, afficher, désigner, indiquer, pointer, signaler, enseigner, prouver, démontrer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zeigen · zeigen · French
zeigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | zeigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡŋ̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zeigen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zeigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡŋ̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zeigen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is zeigen, spelled Z-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(transitif) Montrer, afficher, désigner, indiquer, pointer, signaler, enseigner, prouver, démontrer.
- 2Montrer (que quelque chose est vraie).
- 3(intransitif) Indiquer quelque chose.
- 4Se montrer, apparaître.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zeigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zeigen sie mir sein Haus.
Zeigen sie uns den Weg dorthin.
Antonyms
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.