zuweilen
\t͡suˈvaɪ̯lən\
The verdict
“zuweilen” 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) - De temps à autre, parfois, quelquefois.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zuweilen · zuweilen · French
zuweilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zuweilen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \t͡suˈvaɪ̯lən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zuweilen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \t͡suˈvaɪ̯lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De temps à autre, parfois, quelquefois.".
Zero misspellings are on record for zuweilen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is zuweilen, spelled Z-U-W-E-I-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1De temps à autre, parfois, quelquefois.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuweilen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was der Präsident der USA denkt und was er sagt, unterscheidet sich zuweilen.
Die Seleção ist die Nummer eins der Welt. (...) Und sie ist selbstbewusst. So selbstbewusst freilich, dass das zuweilen wirkt, als wäre es ein bisserl allzu zuversichtlich; überheblich beinahe.
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.