Zweibeiner

[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌbaɪ̯nɐ]

/[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌbaɪ̯nɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zweibeiner” is uncommon German (frequency #79,996 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,996
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebewesen mit zwei Beinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zweibeiner · Zweibeiner · German

Zweibeiner · rank #79,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,996
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuschauerinnen

Nearest frequency peer: Zuschauerinnen (-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 „Zweibeiner“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zweibeiner
PropertyValue
HeadwordZweibeiner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌbaɪ̯nɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zweibeiner“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zuschauerinnen“ (#79,995), „zweistündige“ (#79,997), „zusammensetzte“ (#79,993). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zweibeiner“ bei #79,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zweibeiner is uncommon German at frequency #79,996 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌbaɪ̯nɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebewesen mit zwei Beinen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Zweibeiner in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Zweibeiner, spelled Z-W-E-I-B-E-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lebewesen mit zwei Beinen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er war Nordstaatler, hatte die sieben Meere befahren und alles mitgemacht, was einem flügellosen Zweibeiner auf dieser Erde passieren kann.“

Antonyms

Vierbeiner

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 "Zweibeiner"?
"Zweibeiner" is spelled Z-W-E-I-B-E-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌbaɪ̯nɐ].
What does "Zweibeiner" mean?
As a noun, "Zweibeiner" means: Lebewesen mit zwei Beinen
How do you pronounce "Zweibeiner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zweibeiner" is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌbaɪ̯nɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zweibeiner" come from?
"Zweibeiner" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zumutbaren#79,991überblickt#80,007Ziegenbock#79,983zerschlägt#79,981

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list