zeitweilig
\ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪç\
The verdict
“zeitweilig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Temporaire, transitoire, pour une durée limitée, pour un temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zeitweilig · zeitweilig · French
zeitweilig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | zeitweilig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zeitweilig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zeitweilig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zeitweilig, spelled Z-E-I-T-W-E-I-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Temporaire, transitoire, pour une durée limitée, pour un temps.
- 2Occasionnel (et temporaire).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zeitweilig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“…Der Buchsbaumzünsler überwintert als Larve im dritten Stadium in einem Kokon, und alle Larvenstadien sind in der Lage, eine Diapause einzulegen: Eine zeitweilige Unterbrechung der Entwicklung mit einer drastischen Einschränkung des Energie- und Stoffbedarfs zur Überwindung ungünstiger Klimaperioden und je nach Art in jedem Entwicklungsstadium des Organi…
Die Globalstrahlung wird in Bremen erst seit 1971 gemessen. Daher basieren die in Tabelle 130 angeführten Mittelwerte, bedingt auch durch zeitweilige Ausfälle der Meßapparatur, nur auf einem Zeitraum von 7 bis 10 Jahren.
Synonyms
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.