züchten
\ˈt͡sʏçtən\
The verdict
“züchten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élever (animaux) ou cultiver (plantes), dans un but de sélection de races ou de variétés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zuchten · züchten · French
züchten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | züchten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈt͡sʏçtən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « züchten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
züchten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈt͡sʏçtən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for züchten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 züchten, spelled Z-Ü-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Élever (animaux) ou cultiver (plantes), dans un but de sélection de races ou de variétés.
- 2Se reproduire (animaux).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how züchten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alternatives Protein ist das Stichwort, zu dem die viele Länder forschen, Israel mit besonderem Erfolg. In hiesigen Laboren wurde künstliches Fleisch erzeugt und Fischarten wie die Meeräsche erstmals in einem geschlossenen Kreislauf gezüchtet.
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.