zielen
\ˈt͡siːlən\
The verdict
“zielen” 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) - Viser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zielen · zielen · French
zielen · 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 | zielen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈt͡siːlən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zielen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zielen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈt͡siːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zielen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is zielen, spelled Z-I-E-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Viser.
- 2Avoir une intention.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zielen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um einen guten Schuss abzugeben, muss man auf das Ziel zielen.
Töten, das meint auch Fertigkeiten. (...) Er zielt schnell und genau, er weiß sich mit den schlimmsten verrotteten Karabinern abzufinden, mit den am schlechtesten justierten Gewehren.
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.