zufällig
\ˈt͡suːfɛlɪç\
The verdict
“zufällig” 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) - Accidentel, fortuit, occasionnel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zufallig · zufällig · French
zufällig · 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 | zufällig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈt͡suːfɛlɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zufällig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈt͡suːfɛlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Accidentel, fortuit, occasionnel.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zufällig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 zufällig, spelled Z-U-F-Ä-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Accidentel, fortuit, occasionnel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zufällig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Und Thomas von Aquin schließt sich ihm in der Auffassung an, die Frau sei ein «verfehlter Mann», ein «zufälliges Wesen». Das gleiche symbolisiert auch die Geschichte der Genesis, in der Eva nach den Worten Bossuets aus einem «überzähligen Knochen» Adams hervorgezaubert wird. Die Menschheit ist männlich, und der Mann definiert die Frau nicht als solche, so…
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.