Zipfel
\ˈt͡sɪp͡fl̩\
The verdict
“Zipfel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Bout, pan.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zipfel · Zipfel · French
Zipfel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zipfel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈt͡sɪp͡fl̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Zipfel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈt͡sɪp͡fl̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zipfel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Zipfel, spelled Z-I-P-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Bout, pan.
- 2Organe sexuel masculin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zipfel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Portugal, am Südwestzipfel Europas, entwickelte sich die Seefahrt sehr schnell und machte aus den Portugiesen eine Nation der Entdecker und Eroberer.
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.