zwielichtige

[ˈt͡sviːˌlɪçtɪɡə]

/[ˈt͡sviːˌlɪçtɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zwielichtige” is uncommon German (frequency #61,229 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,229
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwielichtige · zwielichtige · German

zwielichtige · rank #61,229 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,229
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuzuweisen

Nearest frequency peer: zuzuweisen (-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 „zwielichtige“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zwielichtige
PropertyValue
Headwordzwielichtige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sviːˌlɪçtɪɡə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,229
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zwielichtige“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zwielichtigefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zuzuweisen“ (#61,228), „zuzog“ (#61,227), „Überbevölkerung“ (#61,231). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zwielichtige“ bei #61,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zwielichtige is uncommon German at frequency #61,229 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sviːˌlɪçtɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

zwielichtige doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zwielichtige, spelled Z-W-I-E-L-I-C-H-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig

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 "zwielichtige"?
"zwielichtige" is spelled Z-W-I-E-L-I-C-H-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sviːˌlɪçtɪɡə].
What does "zwielichtige" mean?
As an adjective, "zwielichtige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwielichtig
How do you pronounce "zwielichtige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwielichtige" is [ˈt͡sviːˌlɪçtɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwielichtige" come from?
"zwielichtige" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list