Zuflucht

\ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt\

/\ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt\/ noun

The verdict

“Zuflucht” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Refuge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zuflucht · Zuflucht · French

Zuflucht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for Zuflucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordZuflucht
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Zuflucht » en français

Zufluchtreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zuflucht is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Refuge.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zuflucht, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Zuflucht, spelled Z-U-F-L-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Refuge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zuflucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Iran und Pakistan beherbergen eine große Zahl afghanischer Flüchtlinge, wobei die Zahl der Afghanen, die in den Nachbarländern Zuflucht suchen, weiter zunimmt.
  2. Putin dankte auch dem belarussischen Machthaber Alexander Lukaschenko für dessen Vermittlung im Konflikt mit seinem einstigen Vertrauten Prigoschin. Dieser soll nach Darstellung des Kremls in Belarus Zuflucht finden.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zuflucht"?
"Zuflucht" is spelled Z-U-F-L-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt\.
What does "Zuflucht" mean?
As a noun, "Zuflucht" means: Refuge.
How do you pronounce "Zuflucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zuflucht" is \ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zuflucht" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list