Zweig
\t͡svaɪ̯k\
The verdict
“Zweig” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,270. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,270
- frequency rank, French
- 240
- “Z” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rameau, branchette, ramille ; brindille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zweig · Zweig · French
Zweig · rank #44,270 · 7 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,270
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 240
- PHOTO-FINISH zumba
Nearest frequency peer: zumba (-1 rank slots)
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.
Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Zweig »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- witch
witch
55,734 corpus weight
- zumba
zumba
55,732 corpus weight
- Zweig
Zweig
55,731 corpus weight
- écolière
écolière
55,730 corpus weight
- écria
écria
55,729 corpus weight
- élévateur
élévateur
55,728 corpus weight
What this shows « Zweig » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zweig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \t͡svaɪ̯k\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #44,270 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Zweig »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Zweig (IPA \t͡svaɪ̯k\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,270 among 240 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zweig, with forms such as "wzeig", "zewig", and "zwegi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zig", "Zeit", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Zweig, spelled Z-W-E-I-G.
Definition
- 1Rameau, branchette, ramille ; brindille.
- 2Filière, branche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zweig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In diesem Jahr hat dieser Baum viele Zweige ausgetrieben.
Der Curaremeister war eine würdevolle, priesterlich hagere Gestalt. So, erklärte er, schabe man die Zweige, so zerreibe man die Rinde auf einem Stein, so fülle man, Vorsicht, den Saft in einen Bananenblatttrichter. Auf den Trichter komme es an. Er bezweifle, daß Europa etwas ähnlich Kunstvolles hervorgebracht habe. Nun ja, sagte Humboldt. Es sei zweifello…
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- wzeig
- zewig
- zwegi
- zweigg
- zwieg
- zwweig
- zzweig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zweig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zweig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).