Zweirad

[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌʁaːt]

/[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌʁaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Zweirad” is uncommon German (frequency #56,714 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,714
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Fortbewegungsmittel mit zwei Rädern, wie ein Fahrrad oder Motorrad

Corpus desk

Index DE-zweirad · Zweirad · German

Zweirad · rank #56,714 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,714
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zweifelhafter

Nearest frequency peer: zweifelhafter (-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 „Zweirad“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zweirad
PropertyValue
HeadwordZweirad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌʁaːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,714
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zweirad“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zweiradfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zweifelhafter“ (#56,713), „zuzuwenden“ (#56,712), „Zylindern“ (#56,716). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zweirad“ bei #56,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zweirad is uncommon German at frequency #56,714 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Fortbewegungsmittel mit zwei Rädern, wie ein Fahrrad oder Motorrad".

Zweirad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zweirad, spelled Z-W-E-I-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fortbewegungsmittel mit zwei Rädern, wie ein Fahrrad oder Motorrad

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meinen Chopper als billiges Zweirad zu bezeichnen ist schon eine Frechheit.
  2. „Was aber auch für den Roller als das motorisierte Zweirad schlechthin für Frauen spricht, ist seine runde, weiche, irgendwie niedliche Form.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Zweirad"?
"Zweirad" is spelled Z-W-E-I-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌʁaːt].
What does "Zweirad" mean?
As a noun, "Zweirad" means: ein Fortbewegungsmittel mit zwei Rädern, wie ein Fahrrad oder Motorrad
How do you pronounce "Zweirad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zweirad" is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zweirad" come from?
"Zweirad" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list