Tweed

[tviːt]

/[tviːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Tweed” is uncommon German (frequency #56,600 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,600
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein dichtes Gewebe aus Wolle

Corpus desk

Index DE-tweed · Tweed · German

Tweed · rank #56,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,600
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Turniersieger

Nearest frequency peer: Turniersieger (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Tweed“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tweed“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tweed
PropertyValue
HeadwordTweed
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tviːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,600
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tweed“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tweedfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Turniersieger“ (#56,599), „Tumors“ (#56,598), „umgebaute“ (#56,602). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tweed“ bei #56,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tweed is uncommon German at frequency #56,600 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tviːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein dichtes Gewebe aus Wolle".

Zero misspellings are on record for Tweed in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tweed, spelled T-W-E-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein dichtes Gewebe aus Wolle

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Im kommenden Winter ist Tweed aus der Mode nicht wegzudenken.“

This word in other languages

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 "Tweed"?
"Tweed" is spelled T-W-E-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [tviːt].
What does "Tweed" mean?
As a noun, "Tweed" means: ein dichtes Gewebe aus Wolle
How do you pronounce "Tweed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tweed" is [tviːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tweed" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tweed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list