Zweirad
[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌʁaːt]
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
- Zuschriften
Zuschriften
43,290 corpus weight
- zuzuwenden
zuzuwenden
43,289 corpus weight
- zweifelhaft…
zweifelhafter
43,288 corpus weight
- Zweirad
Zweirad
43,287 corpus weight
- Zylindern
Zylindern
43,285 corpus weight
- zäunen
zäunen
43,284 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zweirad“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zweirad |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌʁaːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,714 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zweirad“ im Deutschen
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
- 1ein Fortbewegungsmittel mit zwei Rädern, wie ein Fahrrad oder Motorrad
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zweirad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meinen Chopper als billiges Zweirad zu bezeichnen ist schon eine Frechheit.
„Was aber auch für den Roller als das motorisierte Zweirad schlechthin für Frauen spricht, ist seine runde, weiche, irgendwie niedliche Form.“
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.
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