zweitem
[ˈt͡svaɪ̯təm]
The verdict
“zweitem” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,349 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #40,349
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweite
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 | zweitem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svaɪ̯təm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #40,349 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zweitem” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zweitem is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡svaɪ̯təm]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,349 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zweitem, with forms such as "wzeitem", "zewitem", and "zweietm". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "zweiten", "zweiter", "zweites", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zweitem, spelled Z-W-E-I-T-E-M.
Definition
- 1Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweite
- 2Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweite
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: wzeitem,zewitem,zweietm,zweitemm,zweitme,zweittem,zwetiem,zwietem,zwweitem,zzweitem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zweitem - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “zweitem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-W-E-I-T-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡svaɪ̯təm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “zweiten” - see the side-by-side comparison. zweitem vs zweiten
- 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.