zweifelhaft
\ˈʦvaɪ̯fl̩ˌhaft\
The verdict
“zweifelhaft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Douteux, discutable, trouble.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zweifelhaft · zweifelhaft · French
zweifelhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | zweifelhaft |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʦvaɪ̯fl̩ˌhaft\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zweifelhaft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʦvaɪ̯fl̩ˌhaft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for zweifelhaft in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is zweifelhaft, spelled Z-W-E-I-F-E-L-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Douteux, discutable, trouble.
- 2Incertain, pour lequel il existe un doute.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zweifelhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das war aber ein zweifelhafter Witz.
Als er klein war, kleidete seine Mutter ihn auf dem Flohmarkt ein: Er trug hübsche Anzüge eines typisch deutschen Kindes und hatte ein zweifelhaftes Vergnügen daran, sich vorzustellen, diese Sachen hätte einmal der Sohn eines Direktors von IG Farben oder Krupp getragen, bevor er 1944 in Berlin getötet wurde.
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.