zuwenden
\ˈt͡suːˌvɛndn̩\
The verdict
“zuwenden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Tourner vers.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zuwenden · zuwenden · French
zuwenden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | zuwenden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈt͡suːˌvɛndn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zuwenden » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zuwenden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈt͡suːˌvɛndn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tourner vers.".
zuwenden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is zuwenden, spelled Z-U-W-E-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tourner vers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuwenden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meine Schwester wurde ermordet. (...) Ich habe das Gesicht des Mörders gesehen. (...) Der Mörder wandte mir das Gesicht zu, dann lief der Mörder davon.
Jonas zwang sich, seine Aufmerksamkeit dem Telefonat zuzuwenden. Die Kollegin gab ihm eine Adresse durch, schnell tippte er sie in sein Navigationsgerät ein. Er sagte: »Ja, okay. Bin schon unterwegs.«
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