zweisilbig
[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌzɪlbɪç]
The verdict
“zweisilbig” 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) - aus genau zwei Silben bestehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zweisilbig · zweisilbig · German
zweisilbig · 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 | zweisilbig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌzɪlbɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zweisilbig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zweisilbig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌzɪlbɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus genau zwei Silben bestehend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zweisilbig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zweisilbig, spelled Z-W-E-I-S-I-L-B-I-G.
Definition
- 1aus genau zwei Silben bestehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zweisilbig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Außer dem Merkmal der (alten⁵) Zweisilbigkeit gibt es keine erkennbare phonologische Regel, derzufolge ein zweisilbiges Wort einen musikalischen Akzent zu bekommen hat oder nicht.“
„Zu entscheiden ist also jeweils, ob die zweisilbige Grundform eine derivationell aktive Einheit enthält, die zu einer internen morphologischen Grenze führt.“
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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.