zwanzigste

[ˈt͡svant͡sɪçstə]

/[ˈt͡svant͡sɪçstə]/ num

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The verdict

“zwanzigste” is uncommon German (frequency #96,579 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,579
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach dem beziehungsweise der neunzehnten kommend; dem einundzwanzigsten vorausgehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwanzigste · zwanzigste · German

zwanzigste · rank #96,579 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,579
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuzusprechen

Nearest frequency peer: zuzusprechen (-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 „zwanzigste“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zwanzigste
PropertyValue
Headwordzwanzigste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈt͡svant͡sɪçstə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,579
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zwanzigste“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zwanzigstefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zuzusprechen“ (#96,578), „zusammensuchen“ (#96,577), „zweistelliger“ (#96,581). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zwanzigste“ bei #96,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zwanzigste is uncommon German at frequency #96,579 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈt͡svant͡sɪçstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach dem beziehungsweise der neunzehnten kommend; dem einundzwanzigsten vorausgehend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zwanzigste, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zwanzigste, spelled Z-W-A-N-Z-I-G-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach dem beziehungsweise der neunzehnten kommend; dem einundzwanzigsten vorausgehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit dem zwanzigsten Jahrestag der Wiedervereinigung am Sonntag werden letzte Zinszahlungen in Höhe von fast 200 Millionen Euro für Staatsanleihen fällig, die in den zwanziger Jahren aufgelegt wurden, um die Entschädigungszahlungen Deutschlands nach dem Krieg zu finanzieren.“
  2. „Der Endpunkt der Wanderung, die zwanzigste Quelle, ist der Schelmenborn, der den Burggraben der Schelmenburg in Bergen füllt.“

This word in other languages

twentieth(English)vigésimo(Español)vingtième(Français)vigésimo(Português)

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 "zwanzigste"?
"zwanzigste" is spelled Z-W-A-N-Z-I-G-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svant͡sɪçstə].
What does "zwanzigste" mean?
As a numeral, "zwanzigste" means: nach dem beziehungsweise der neunzehnten kommend; dem einundzwanzigsten vorausgehend
How do you pronounce "zwanzigste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwanzigste" is [ˈt͡svant͡sɪçstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwanzigste" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zuhälterei#96,571abfälligen#96,598Ziegeleien#96,560abgespeckt#96,601

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list