zugzwang
\tsukts.vaŋ\
The verdict
“zugzwang” 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) - Position dans laquelle le joueur qui a le trait est contraint de jouer un coup qui dégrade sa position et tel qu’il serait plus avantageux de pouvoir passer son tour, ce que les règles du jeu ne pe...
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Index FR-zugzwang · zugzwang · French
zugzwang · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zugzwang |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tsukts.vaŋ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zugzwang » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zugzwang is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tsukts.vaŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Position dans laquelle le joueur qui a le trait est contraint de jouer un coup qui dégrade sa position et tel qu’il serait plus avantageux de pouvoir passer son tour, ce que les règles du jeu ne pe...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zugzwang, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zugzwang, spelled Z-U-G-Z-W-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Position dans laquelle le joueur qui a le trait est contraint de jouer un coup qui dégrade sa position et tel qu’il serait plus avantageux de pouvoir passer son tour, ce que les règles du jeu ne permettent pas.
This word in other languages
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.