zweitälteste

[ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌɛltəstə]

/[ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌɛltəstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zweitälteste” is an uncommon German word, ranked #89,878 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#89,878
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Bezug auf Alter an zweiter Stelle stehend

Key facts for zweitälteste
PropertyValue
Headwordzweitälteste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌɛltəstə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zweitälteste” 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). zweitälteste 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 zweitälteste is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌɛltəstə]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,878 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in Bezug auf Alter an zweiter Stelle stehend".

zweitälteste has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 zweitälteste, spelled Z-W-E-I-T-Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Bezug auf Alter an zweiter Stelle stehend

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 "zweitälteste"?
"zweitälteste" is spelled Z-W-E-I-T-Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌɛltəstə].
What does "zweitälteste" mean?
As an adjective, "zweitälteste" means: in Bezug auf Alter an zweiter Stelle stehend
How do you pronounce "zweitälteste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zweitälteste" is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌɛltəstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zweitälteste" come from?
"zweitälteste" 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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Using “zweitälteste”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-W-E-I-T-Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌɛltəstə] (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