zweifelhafter

[ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩haftɐ]

/[ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩haftɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“zweifelhafter” is uncommon German (frequency #56,713 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,713
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweifelhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-zweifelhafter · zweifelhafter · German

zweifelhafter · rank #56,713 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,713
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuzuwenden

Nearest frequency peer: zuzuwenden (-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 „zweifelhafter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zweifelhafter
PropertyValue
Headwordzweifelhafter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩haftɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,713
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zweifelhafter“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zuzuwenden“ (#56,712), „Zweirad“ (#56,714), „Zuschriften“ (#56,711). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zweifelhafter“ bei #56,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zweifelhafter is uncommon German at frequency #56,713 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩haftɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zweifelhafter, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zweifelhafter, spelled Z-W-E-I-F-E-L-H-A-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweifelhaft
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweifelhaft
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweifelhaft
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweifelhaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweifelhaft

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 "zweifelhafter"?
"zweifelhafter" is spelled Z-W-E-I-F-E-L-H-A-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩haftɐ].
What does "zweifelhafter" mean?
As an adjective, "zweifelhafter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweifelhaft
How do you pronounce "zweifelhafter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zweifelhafter" is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩haftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zweifelhafter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list