Zwölf
\t͡svœlf\
The verdict
“Zwölf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Douze.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zwolf · Zwölf · French
Zwölf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Zwölf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \t͡svœlf\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Zwölf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \t͡svœlf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Douze.".
Zwölf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Zwölf, spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F.
Definition
- 1Douze.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zwölf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf die Elf folgt die Zwölf.
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.