2

[t͡svaɪ̯]

/[t͡svaɪ̯]/ num

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The verdict

“2” sits in 2 confusable pairs (corpus #84) as a numeral. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#84
frequency rank, German
1
letter
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine arabische Ziffer (ein Zahlzeichen), welche die Zahl Zwei darstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-2 · 2 · German

2 · rank #84 · 0 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #84
  • LEN-SHORT 1 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "2" thin
  • PHOTO-FINISH Muss

Nearest frequency peer: Muss (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „2“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „2“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

2 vs 2D
50% similar
2 vs zwei
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for 2
PropertyValue
Headword2
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[t͡svaɪ̯]
Letters1
Frequency rank#84
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „2“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).2liegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Muss“ (#83), „uns“ (#85), „können“ (#82). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for 2 is neighbouring look-alikes ("2D", "zwei"), not just typos; it is anumeral pronounced [t͡svaɪ̯]. Frequency #84. Gloss: "eine arabische Ziffer (ein Zahlzeichen), welche die Zahl Zwei darstellt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for 2, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "2D", "zwei", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is 2, spelled 2.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine arabische Ziffer (ein Zahlzeichen), welche die Zahl Zwei darstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how 2 appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bayern 2 will das Digitalradio-Sendernetz weiter ausbauen.

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "2"?
"2" is spelled 2. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡svaɪ̯].
What does "2" mean?
As a numeral, "2" means: eine arabische Ziffer (ein Zahlzeichen), welche die Zahl Zwei darstellt
What words are commonly confused with "2"?
"2" is commonly confused with "2D", "zwei". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "2"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "2" is [t͡svaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "2" come from?
"2" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list