zeug

\t͡sɔɪ̯k\

/\t͡sɔɪ̯k\/ verb

The verdict

“zeug” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de zeugen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zeug · zeug · French

zeug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for zeug
PropertyValue
Headwordzeug
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\t͡sɔɪ̯k\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « zeug » en français

zeugreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zeug is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \t͡sɔɪ̯k\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de zeugen.".

zeug doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is zeug, spelled Z-E-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de zeugen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zeug"?
"zeug" is spelled Z-E-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is \t͡sɔɪ̯k\.
What does "zeug" mean?
As a verb, "zeug" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de zeugen.
How do you pronounce "zeug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zeug" is \t͡sɔɪ̯k\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zeug" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list