zögerlich
\ˈʦøːɡɐlɪç\
The verdict
“zögerlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hésitant, frileux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zogerlich · zögerlich · French
zögerlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | zögerlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʦøːɡɐlɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zögerlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʦøːɡɐlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hésitant, frileux.".
zögerlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is zögerlich, spelled Z-Ö-G-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Hésitant, frileux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zögerlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seiner Meinung nach trägt die Polizei durch ihr zögerliches Eingreifen eine Mitschuld.
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.