zwanghafte

[ˈt͡svaŋhaftə]

/[ˈt͡svaŋhaftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zwanghafte” is uncommon German (frequency #83,584 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,584
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft

Key facts for zwanghafte
PropertyValue
Headwordzwanghafte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡svaŋhaftə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zwanghafte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zwanghafte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zwanghafte is uncommon German at frequency #83,584 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svaŋhaftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zwanghafte, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zwanghafte, spelled Z-W-A-N-G-H-A-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft

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 "zwanghafte"?
"zwanghafte" is spelled Z-W-A-N-G-H-A-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaŋhaftə].
What does "zwanghafte" mean?
As an adjective, "zwanghafte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwanghaft
How do you pronounce "zwanghafte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwanghafte" is [ˈt͡svaŋhaftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwanghafte" come from?
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Using “zwanghafte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-W-A-N-G-H-A-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡svaŋhaftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list