zweites

Name: zweites, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈt͡svaɪ̯təs]

/[ˈt͡svaɪ̯təs]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“zweites” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,936
frequency rank, German: 1,996
“Z” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweite

Corpus desk

Index DE-zweites · zweites · German

zweites · rank #3,936 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #3,936
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 1,996
PHOTO-FINISH zone

Nearest frequency peer: zone (-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.

Wahrscheinl…

96,068
Weltmeister

96,067
zone

96,066
zweites

96,065
Alfred

96,064
angekündigt

96,063

What this shows „zweites“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zweites vs zweit

71% similar

zweites vs zweite

86% similar

zweites vs Zeiten

57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zweites
Property	Value
Headword	zweites
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈt͡svaɪ̯təs]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#3,936
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	12
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zweites“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zweitesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#3,936

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zone“ (#3,935), „Alfred“ (#3,937), „Weltmeister“ (#3,934). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zweites“ bei #3,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around zweites (IPA [ˈt͡svaɪ̯təs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,936 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zweites, with forms such as "wzeites", "zewites", and "zweiets". 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, "zweit", "zweite", "Zeiten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zweites, spelled Z-W-E-I-T-E-S.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweite
2
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweite
3
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweite
4
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweite

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

wzeites
zewites
zweiets
zweitess
zweitse
zweittes
zweties
zwietes
zwweites
zzweites

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zweites - 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.

Edit distance from "zweites"

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 "zweites"?

"zweites" is spelled Z-W-E-I-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯təs].

What does "zweites" mean?

As an adjective, "zweites" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zweite

What words are commonly confused with "zweites"?

"zweites" is commonly confused with "zweit", "zweite", "Zeiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "zweites"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zweites" is [ˈt͡svaɪ̯təs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "zweites" come from?

"zweites" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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