zweckentfremdet

[ˈt͡svɛkʔɛntˌfʁɛmdət]

/[ˈt͡svɛkʔɛntˌfʁɛmdət]/ verb

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The verdict

“zweckentfremdet” is uncommon German (frequency #53,409 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,409
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweckentfremden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zweckentfremdet · zweckentfremdet · German

zweckentfremdet · rank #53,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,409
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuwandte

Nearest frequency peer: zuwandte (-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 „zweckentfremdet“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zweckentfremdet
PropertyValue
Headwordzweckentfremdet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡svɛkʔɛntˌfʁɛmdət]
Letters15
Frequency rank#53,409
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zweckentfremdet“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zuwandte“ (#53,408), „Zweikämpfe“ (#53,410), „zusenden“ (#53,407). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zweckentfremdet“ bei #53,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zweckentfremdet is uncommon German at frequency #53,409 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡svɛkʔɛntˌfʁɛmdət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zweckentfremdet, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 zweckentfremdet, spelled Z-W-E-C-K-E-N-T-F-R-E-M-D-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweckentfremden
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweckentfremden
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweckentfremden
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweckentfremden

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 "zweckentfremdet"?
"zweckentfremdet" is spelled Z-W-E-C-K-E-N-T-F-R-E-M-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svɛkʔɛntˌfʁɛmdət].
What does "zweckentfremdet" mean?
As a verb, "zweckentfremdet" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweckentfremden
How do you pronounce "zweckentfremdet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zweckentfremdet" is [ˈt͡svɛkʔɛntˌfʁɛmdət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zweckentfremdet" come from?
"zweckentfremdet" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zwischenstation#53,413zusammenhängend#53,404zurückzuerobern#53,403Argumentationen#53,478

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list