zufolge
\t͡sʊˈfɔlɡə\
The verdict
“zufolge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. 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) - D'après, selon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zufolge · zufolge · French
zufolge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | zufolge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \t͡sʊˈfɔlɡə\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zufolge » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zufolge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \t͡sʊˈfɔlɡə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D'après, selon.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zufolge in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 zufolge, spelled Z-U-F-O-L-G-E.
Definition
- 1D'après, selon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zufolge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Jugendarbeitslosigkeit steigt und steigt. Den jüngsten offiziellen Zahlen zufolge ist unter Chinas Stadtbewohnern zwischen 16 und 24 Jahren mehr als jeder fünfte ohne Beschäftigung. Und sie wird weiter steigen, denn gerade feiern 11,6 Millionen Studenten ihren Abschluss.
Über die Entstehung (des Croque Monsieur) kursieren Geschichten: Einer zufolge wurde das Gericht 1910 in einem Bistro am Boulevard des Capucines ersonnen.
Synonyms
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.