zuweilen

[t͡suˈvaɪ̯lən]

/[t͡suˈvaɪ̯lən]/ adv

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The verdict

“zuweilen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,294
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu bestimmten Zeiten, aber nicht regelmäßig; für eine Weile und später wieder für eine Weile

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuweilen · zuweilen · German

zuweilen · rank #13,294 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,294
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuversicht

Nearest frequency peer: Zuversicht (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zuweilen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zuweilen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

zuweilen vs Zweien
63% similar
zuweilen vs zweiten
75% similar
zuweilen vs Zweigen
63% similar

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

Key facts for zuweilen
PropertyValue
Headwordzuweilen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[t͡suˈvaɪ̯lən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,294
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zuweilen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zuweilenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zuversicht“ (#13,293), „überreicht“ (#13,295), „zusätzlicher“ (#13,292). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zuweilen“ bei #13,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around zuweilen (IPA [t͡suˈvaɪ̯lən]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #13,294 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zu bestimmten Zeiten, aber nicht regelmäßig; für eine Weile und später wieder für eine Weile".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for zuweilen, with forms such as "uzweilen", "zuewilen", and "zuweieln". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Zweien", "zweiten", "Zweigen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zuweilen, spelled Z-U-W-E-I-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu bestimmten Zeiten, aber nicht regelmäßig; für eine Weile und später wieder für eine Weile

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zuweilen treibe ich mich im Chat herum.

Synonyms

ab und anab und zubisweilenhin und wiedermanchmalmituntergelegentlich

This word in other languages

sometimes(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzweilen
  • zuewilen
  • zuweieln
  • zuweilenn
  • zuweillen
  • zuweilne
  • zuwelien
  • zuwielen
  • zuwweilen
  • zwueilen
  • zzuweilen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zuweilen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

uzweilen2zuewilen2zuweieln2zuweilenn1zuweillen1zuweilne2zuwelien2zuwielen2
Edit distance from "zuweilen"

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 "zuweilen"?
"zuweilen" is spelled Z-U-W-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈvaɪ̯lən].
What does "zuweilen" mean?
As an adverb, "zuweilen" means: zu bestimmten Zeiten, aber nicht regelmäßig; für eine Weile und später wieder für eine Weile
What words are commonly confused with "zuweilen"?
"zuweilen" is commonly confused with "Zweien", "zweiten", "Zweigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zuweilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuweilen" is [t͡suˈvaɪ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuweilen" come from?
"zuweilen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zunehmen#13,291ablaufen#13,298ableiten#13,299zitierte#13,287

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

abhängt11 variantsBaumwolle11 variantswandert11 variantsBebauung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list