Zwiesel

[ˈt͡sviːzl̩]

/[ˈt͡sviːzl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Zwiesel” is uncommon German (frequency #63,057 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,057
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Teil (Kammer) des Sattels, der den Pferderücken umspannt und verhindern soll, dass die Rückenmuskeln des Pferds vom Sattel belastet werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwiesel · Zwiesel · German

Zwiesel · rank #63,057 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,057
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zweiwöchigen

Nearest frequency peer: zweiwöchigen (-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 „Zwiesel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zwiesel
PropertyValue
HeadwordZwiesel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sviːzl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,057
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zwiesel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zwieselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zweiwöchigen“ (#63,056), „zwing“ (#63,058), „Zweiteiler“ (#63,055). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zwiesel“ bei #63,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zwiesel is uncommon German at frequency #63,057 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sviːzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Zwiesel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zwiesel, spelled Z-W-I-E-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Teil (Kammer) des Sattels, der den Pferderücken umspannt und verhindern soll, dass die Rückenmuskeln des Pferds vom Sattel belastet werden
  2. 2
    Baum mit sich aufspaltendem Stamm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zwiesel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Vorder- und Hinterzwiesel verbinden die Trachten eines Reitsattels und sorgen dafür, dass kein Druck auf die Wirbelsäule des Pferdes entsteht.“
  2. „Bei Jungbäumen sind Konkurrenztriebe, insbesondere Zwiesel bis 4–5 cm Durchmesser zu entfernen, über 4–5 cm sind diese einzukürzen.“

This word in other languages

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 "Zwiesel"?
"Zwiesel" is spelled Z-W-I-E-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sviːzl̩].
What does "Zwiesel" mean?
As a noun, "Zwiesel" means: ein Teil (Kammer) des Sattels, der den Pferderücken umspannt und verhindern soll, dass die Rückenmuskeln des Pferds vom Sattel belastet werden
How do you pronounce "Zwiesel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zwiesel" is [ˈt͡sviːzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zwiesel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list