zweierlei
German, adverb/ˈtsvaɪ̯ɐlaɪ̯/
zweierlei is spelled Z-W-E-I-E-R-L-E-I (9 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zweierlei is a German adverb meaning “In two manners, in a double sense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does zweierlei mean in English?
adverb
- 1
In two manners, in a double sense.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. zwei unterschiedliche
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zweierlei
- zweierley alternative
- zweyerley alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zweierlei?
- /ˈtsvaɪ̯ɐlaɪ̯/
- [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɐlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zweierlei in German?
zweierlei appears 3.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).