zweckbestimmt
[ˈt͡svɛkbəˌʃtɪmt]
The verdict
“zweckbestimmt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen bestimmten Zweck, Sinngehalt habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zweckbestimmt · zweckbestimmt · German
zweckbestimmt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- 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 | zweckbestimmt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svɛkbəˌʃtɪmt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zweckbestimmt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zweckbestimmt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svɛkbəˌʃtɪmt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen bestimmten Zweck, Sinngehalt habend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zweckbestimmt in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zweckbestimmt, spelled Z-W-E-C-K-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T.
Definition
- 1einen bestimmten Zweck, Sinngehalt habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zweckbestimmt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der machtbestimmte Wille muß daher immer auch in gewissem Maße zweckbestimmt sein, aber erst bei voller Reife der Macht wird er rein zweckbestimmt werden.“
„Teileigentum sind alle diejenigen Sondereigentumseinheiten, die nicht zum Wohnen zweckbestimmt sind.“
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.