zweihändig
[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌhɛndɪç]
The verdict
“zweihändig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit beiden Händen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zweihandig · zweihändig · German
zweihändig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zweihändig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌhɛndɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zweihändig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zweihändig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌhɛndɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit beiden Händen".
No misspelling variants are generated for zweihändig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zweihändig, spelled Z-W-E-I-H-Ä-N-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1mit beiden Händen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zweihändig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er saß an seinem Klavier, spielte zweihändig und, wenn er aus seinem Bierglas trank, auch mal einhändig.“
„Vor einem Musikgeschäft steht ein zirka 18-jähriger Bursche mit nacktem Oberkörper und hält zweihändig ein kleines Gerät in Augenhöhe, vermutlich sein Handy. Er filmt eine Gruppe von drei Kollegen, die auf der andern Straßenseite […]“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.