Zweitsprache
[ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌʃpʁaːxə]
The verdict
“Zweitsprache” is uncommon German (frequency #59,374 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,374
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sprache, die man nach der Muttersprache, seiner Erstsprache, lernt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zweitsprache · Zweitsprache · German
Zweitsprache · rank #59,374 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,374
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zwangsprostit…
Nearest frequency peer: Zwangsprostitution (-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 „Zweitsprache“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- zusieht
zusieht
40,630 corpus weight
- zustimmte
zustimmte
40,629 corpus weight
- Zwangsprost…
Zwangsprostitution
40,628 corpus weight
- Zweitsprache
Zweitsprache
40,627 corpus weight
- Zwerchfell
Zwerchfell
40,626 corpus weight
- zärtlichen
zärtlichen
40,625 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zweitsprache“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zweitsprache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌʃpʁaːxə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #59,374 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zweitsprache“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zweitsprache is uncommon German at frequency #59,374 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡svaɪ̯tˌʃpʁaːxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sprache, die man nach der Muttersprache, seiner Erstsprache, lernt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Zweitsprache in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists 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 Zweitsprache, spelled Z-W-E-I-T-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Sprache, die man nach der Muttersprache, seiner Erstsprache, lernt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zweitsprache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meine Zweitsprache war Latein.
„Mit »Zweitsprache« (L2) ist die Verkehrssprache in der außerfamiliären Umgebung, die nicht der Erstsprache entspricht, gemeint.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).