2.
German, adjective[t͡svaɪ̯]
2. is spelled (0 letters) and appears 1,288 times per million words in written German, the 87th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). 2. is a German adjective meaning “abbreviation of zweite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does 2. mean in English?
adjective
- 1
abbreviation of zweite
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
number: 1. eine arabische Ziffer (ein Zahlzeichen), welche die Zahl Zwei darstellt
abbreviation: 1. zweiter, zweite, zweites; zwoter, zwote, zwotes 2. zweitens; zwotens
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce 2.?
- [t͡svaɪ̯]
- [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is 2. in German?
2. appears 1,288 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).