ziemlich
\ˈt͡siːmlɪç\
The verdict
“ziemlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Pas mal de, assez.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ziemlich · ziemlich · French
ziemlich · 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 | ziemlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈt͡siːmlɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ziemlich » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ziemlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈt͡siːmlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ziemlich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ziemlich, spelled Z-I-E-M-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Pas mal de, assez.
- 2Passable, convenable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ziemlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ja, natürlich - es gibt tatsächlich schon ziemlich viele Bücher über Schildkröten.
Synonyms
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.