zweite
[ˈt͡svaɪ̯tə]
The verdict
“zweite” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #645. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #645
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - nach dem beziehungsweise der ersten kommend; dem, der beziehungsweise des dritten vorausgehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zweite · zweite · German
zweite · rank #645 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #645
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH wobei
Nearest frequency peer: wobei (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “zweite”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- w
w
99,359 corpus weight
- willst
willst
99,358 corpus weight
- wobei
wobei
99,357 corpus weight
- zweite
zweite
99,356 corpus weight
- Jungen
Jungen
99,354 corpus weight
- Moment
Moment
99,353 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zweite” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zweite |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #645 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zweite” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around zweite (IPA [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tə]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #645 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nach dem beziehungsweise der ersten kommend; dem, der beziehungsweise des dritten vorausgehend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for zweite, with forms such as "wzeite", "zewite", and "zweiet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Zwerge", "zweiten", "zweiter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zweite, spelled Z-W-E-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1nach dem beziehungsweise der ersten kommend; dem, der beziehungsweise des dritten vorausgehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zweite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der zweite Buchstabe im Wort „zwei“ ist ein W.
„Nach seinem zweiten Krankenhausaufenthalt erzählte der Mann den Ärzten, dass er einige Tage zuvor an einem Familientreffen in South Dakota teilgenommen hatte.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- wzeite
- zewite
- zweiet
- zweitte
- zwetie
- zwiete
- zwweite
- zzweite
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zweite - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zweite", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "zweite". Here's where to go from here.
- "zweite" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Zwerge". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #645 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.