zweifeln
\ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩n\
The verdict
“zweifeln” 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) - Douter de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zweifeln · zweifeln · French
zweifeln · 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 | zweifeln |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩n\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zweifeln » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zweifeln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zweifeln, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is zweifeln, spelled Z-W-E-I-F-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Douter de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un.
- 2Mettre en doute la véracité des quelque chose, croire ou soupçonner que quelque chose n'est pas vrai.
- 3Mettre en doute l’honnêteté, la capacité ou la sincérité de quelqu'un.
- 4Douter, ne pas pouvoir prendre de décision ou ne pas être sûr de soi.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zweifeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich zweifle nicht an deiner Aufrichtigkeit. (an suivi du Datif)
Falls ich daran zweifelte zu existieren, bräuchte ich mich nur zu kneifen.
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.