Zwietracht
\ˈt͡sviːtʁaxt\
The verdict
“Zwietracht” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discorde, désunion, zizanie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zwietracht · Zwietracht · French
Zwietracht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Zwietracht |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈt͡sviːtʁaxt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Zwietracht is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈt͡sviːtʁaxt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Discorde, désunion, zizanie.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zwietracht, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Zwietracht, spelled Z-W-I-E-T-R-A-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Discorde, désunion, zizanie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zwietracht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man wirft ihm vor, seine Verwaltung habe im Kampf gegen die sehr weitgehende Inflation versagt, und er habe auch nicht verhindern können, daß innerhalb seiner sozialdemokratischen Partei viel Streit und Zwietracht herrscht.
Am Montag fügte die Sprecherin Pekings auf Nachfrage hinzu, dass China auch die Ukraine als souveränen Staat betrachte. (...) Jeder Versuch, Zwietracht zu säen, sei von Hintergedanken getrieben und vergeblich, sagte die Sprecherin.
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.