zweifelst

[ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩st]

/[ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩st]/ verb

The verdict

“zweifelst” is uncommon German (frequency #74,228 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,228
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweifeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-zweifelst · zweifelst · German

zweifelst · rank #74,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,228
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zwanzigern

Nearest frequency peer: Zwanzigern (-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 „zweifelst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zweifelst
PropertyValue
Headwordzweifelst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩st]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zweifelst“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zweifelstfällt 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: „Zwanzigern“ (#74,227), „Zweijahresvertrag“ (#74,229), „Zwangsräumung“ (#74,226). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zweifelst“ bei #74,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zweifelst is uncommon German at frequency #74,228 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zweifelst, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zweifelst, spelled Z-W-E-I-F-E-L-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweifeln
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweifeln

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 "zweifelst"?
"zweifelst" is spelled Z-W-E-I-F-E-L-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩st].
What does "zweifelst" mean?
As a verb, "zweifelst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zweifeln
How do you pronounce "zweifelst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zweifelst" is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯fl̩st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zweifelst" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list