Zweisamkeit

[ˈt͡svaɪ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈt͡svaɪ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zweisamkeit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,267 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,267
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meist harmonisches, oft romantisches Zusammensein von zwei Personen, ohne störende andere Personen; im übertragenen Sinn auch für andere Lebewesen oder Organisationen

Key facts for Zweisamkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordZweisamkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡svaɪ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zweisamkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Zweisamkeit lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zweisamkeit is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡svaɪ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,267 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "meist harmonisches, oft romantisches Zusammensein von zwei Personen, ohne störende andere Personen; im übertragenen Sinn auch für andere Lebewesen oder Organisationen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zweisamkeit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zweisamkeit, spelled Z-W-E-I-S-A-M-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist harmonisches, oft romantisches Zusammensein von zwei Personen, ohne störende andere Personen; im übertragenen Sinn auch für andere Lebewesen oder Organisationen

Synonyms

RendezvousTechtelmechtel

Antonyms

Einsamkeit

This word in other languages

togetherness(English)tête-à-tête(Français)

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 "Zweisamkeit"?
"Zweisamkeit" is spelled Z-W-E-I-S-A-M-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t].
What does "Zweisamkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Zweisamkeit" means: meist harmonisches, oft romantisches Zusammensein von zwei Personen, ohne störende andere Personen; im übertragenen Sinn auch für andere Lebewesen oder Organisationen
How do you pronounce "Zweisamkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zweisamkeit" is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zweisamkeit" come from?
"Zweisamkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Zweisamkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-W-E-I-S-A-M-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡svaɪ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list