Zweitfrau
German, noun/ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌfʁaʊ̯/
Zweitfrau is spelled Z-W-E-I-T-F-R-A-U (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 179,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zweitfrau is a German feminine noun meaning “second wife” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zweite oder weitere Frau in bigamischen oder polygamen Beziehungen”.
What does Zweitfrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesecond wife
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zweite oder weitere Frau in bigamischen oder polygamen Beziehungen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zweitfrau
- Zweitfrauen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zweitfrau?
- /ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌfʁaʊ̯/
- [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌfʁaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zweitfrau in German?
Zweitfrau appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).