zwäg
[t͡svɛːk]
The verdict
“zwäg” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei (guter) Gesundheit; in guter körperlicher Verfassung
Corpus desk
Index DE-zwag · zwäg · German
zwäg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | zwäg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t͡svɛːk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “zwäg” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
zwäg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡svɛːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zwäg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zwäg, spelled Z-W-Ä-G.
Definition
- 1bei (guter) Gesundheit; in guter körperlicher Verfassung
- 2ansprechend (sodass es jemandem gefällt); toll, nett
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zwäg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der Schweiz spielen die Jungendlichen mit der Begrüßung ‚Bisch zwäg?‘ (‚Bist du zu Weg‘, dh in etwa ‚Geht es dir gut?‘) und machen daraus ‚Bisch fit?‘“
„Die Strategien im Umgang mit Konflikten, welche in der erzählten Familiengeschichte vorkommen, dokumentieren die von allen Generationen geteilte Grundüberzeugung, dass dem grossen Wiedersehen eine essenzielle Bedeutung zugeschrieben werden muss. So stellen Grosseltern, Eltern und Kinder fest: ‚Ja, dass die Familie zusammen ist und dass alle zufrieden sin…
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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.
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