zwiespältige

[ˈt͡sviːˌʃpɛltɪɡə]

/[ˈt͡sviːˌʃpɛltɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zwiespältige” is uncommon German (frequency #99,397 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,397
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwiespältig

Key facts for zwiespältige
PropertyValue
Headwordzwiespältige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sviːˌʃpɛltɪɡə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,397
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zwiespältige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zwiespältige lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zwiespältige is uncommon German at frequency #99,397 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sviːˌʃpɛltɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zwiespältige in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zwiespältige, spelled Z-W-I-E-S-P-Ä-L-T-I-G-E.

Definition

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

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 "zwiespältige"?
"zwiespältige" is spelled Z-W-I-E-S-P-Ä-L-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sviːˌʃpɛltɪɡə].
What does "zwiespältige" mean?
As an adjective, "zwiespältige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwiespältig
How do you pronounce "zwiespältige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwiespältige" is [ˈt͡sviːˌʃpɛltɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwiespältige" come from?
"zwiespältige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “zwiespältige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-W-I-E-S-P-Ä-L-T-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡sviːˌʃpɛltɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list