Zweiteilung

[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]

/[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zweiteilung” is uncommon German (frequency #71,036 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,036
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teilung eines Ganzen in zwei Teile

Corpus desk

Index DE-zweiteilung · Zweiteilung · German

Zweiteilung · rank #71,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,036
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zweidimension…

Nearest frequency peer: zweidimensionalen (-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 „Zweiteilung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zweiteilung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zweiteilung
PropertyValue
HeadwordZweiteilung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,036
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zweiteilung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zweiteilungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zweidimensionalen“ (#71,035), „zweitägige“ (#71,037), „zylindrische“ (#71,038). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zweiteilung“ bei #71,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zweiteilung is uncommon German at frequency #71,036 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teilung eines Ganzen in zwei Teile".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zweiteilung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zweiteilung, spelled Z-W-E-I-T-E-I-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilung eines Ganzen in zwei Teile

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Zweiteilung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die bereits sich abzeichnende Zweiteilung Europas in Ost und West wurde damit in vorauseilender Anpassung an die Gegebenheiten anerkannt.“

Synonyms

Dichotomie

This word in other languages

dichotomy(English)

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 "Zweiteilung"?
"Zweiteilung" is spelled Z-W-E-I-T-E-I-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ].
What does "Zweiteilung" mean?
As a noun, "Zweiteilung" means: Teilung eines Ganzen in zwei Teile
How do you pronounce "Zweiteilung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zweiteilung" is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zweiteilung" come from?
"Zweiteilung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zweiteilung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list