zweideutig

[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]

/[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“zweideutig” is uncommon German (frequency #51,873 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,873
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwei Deutungen zulassend; auf zwei Arten zu interpretieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-zweideutig · zweideutig · German

zweideutig · rank #51,873 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,873
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zwangsvollstr…

Nearest frequency peer: Zwangsvollstreckung (-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 „zweideutig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zweideutig
PropertyValue
Headwordzweideutig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,873
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zweideutig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zweideutigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zwangsvollstreckung“ (#51,872), „Zyniker“ (#51,874), „zuzugehen“ (#51,870). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zweideutig“ bei #51,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zweideutig is uncommon German at frequency #51,873 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zweideutig, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zweideutig, spelled Z-W-E-I-D-E-U-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwei Deutungen zulassend; auf zwei Arten zu interpretieren
  2. 2
    auf Sexuelles anspielend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Wort „Mädchenhandelsschule“ ist – streng genommen – zweideutig, obwohl es kaum eine Schule für Mädchenhandel geben wird.
  2. Das Wort „zweideutig“ ist selbst zweideutig.

Synonyms

doppeldeutiganzüglich

Antonyms

eindeutiganständigdezenthöflichritterlichvornehmzurückhaltend

This word in other languages

ambiguous(English)ambiguo(Español)ambigu(Français)ambíguo(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 "zweideutig"?
"zweideutig" is spelled Z-W-E-I-D-E-U-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç].
What does "zweideutig" mean?
As an adjective, "zweideutig" means: zwei Deutungen zulassend; auf zwei Arten zu interpretieren
How do you pronounce "zweideutig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zweideutig" is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zweideutig" come from?
"zweideutig" 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 "zweideutig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list