zunächst
\t͡suˈnɛːçst\
The verdict
“zunächst” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Premièrement, en premier, d’abord.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zunachst · zunächst · French
zunächst · 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 | zunächst |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \t͡suˈnɛːçst\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zunächst is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \t͡suˈnɛːçst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for zunächst in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zunächst, spelled Z-U-N-Ä-C-H-S-T.
Definition
- 1Premièrement, en premier, d’abord.
- 2À première vue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zunächst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Behandeln wir zunächst die Symptome des Problems, später dessen Ursache.
(Die Libido), meint (Freud), entwickelt sich zunächst bei den Geschlechtern auf die gleiche Weise: alle Kinder machen eine orale Phase durch, die sie auf die Mutterbrust fixiert, dann eine anale Phase, und schließlich erreichen sie die genitale Phase. An diesem Punkt differenzieren sie sich.
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.