zweckdienlich

[ˈt͡svɛkˌdiːnlɪç]

/[ˈt͡svɛkˌdiːnlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“zweckdienlich” 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) - nützlich für einen bestimmten Zweck

Corpus desk

Index DE-zweckdienlich · zweckdienlich · German

zweckdienlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for zweckdienlich
PropertyValue
Headwordzweckdienlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡svɛkˌdiːnlɪç]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zweckdienlich“ im Deutschen

zweckdienlichliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zweckdienlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svɛkˌdiːnlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nützlich für einen bestimmten Zweck".

No generated misspelling entries exist for zweckdienlich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zweckdienlich, spelled Z-W-E-C-K-D-I-E-N-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nützlich für einen bestimmten Zweck

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zweckdienliche Hinweise nimmt jede Polizeidienststelle entgegen.
  2. Am zweckdienlichsten wäre natürlich, die zusätzlichen Geldmittel für die wirklich nötigsten Ausgaben einzusetzen.

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This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zweckdienlich"?
"zweckdienlich" is spelled Z-W-E-C-K-D-I-E-N-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svɛkˌdiːnlɪç].
What does "zweckdienlich" mean?
As an adjective, "zweckdienlich" means: nützlich für einen bestimmten Zweck
How do you pronounce "zweckdienlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zweckdienlich" is [ˈt͡svɛkˌdiːnlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zweckdienlich" come from?
"zweckdienlich" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list