Zwietracht

[ˈt͡sviːtʁaxt]

/[ˈt͡sviːtʁaxt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zwietracht” is uncommon German (frequency #50,223 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,223
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural ungebräuchlich oder selten: andauernder Zustand des Streits aufgrund einer Uneinigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwietracht · Zwietracht · German

Zwietracht · rank #50,223 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,223
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zweitägigen

Nearest frequency peer: zweitägigen (-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 „Zwietracht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zwietracht
PropertyValue
HeadwordZwietracht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sviːtʁaxt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,223
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zwietracht“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zweitägigen“ (#50,222), „zähmen“ (#50,224), „zweimalige“ (#50,221). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zwietracht“ bei #50,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zwietracht is uncommon German at frequency #50,223 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sviːtʁaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural ungebräuchlich oder selten: andauernder Zustand des Streits aufgrund einer Uneinigkeit".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zwietracht, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zwietracht, spelled Z-W-I-E-T-R-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural ungebräuchlich oder selten: andauernder Zustand des Streits aufgrund einer Uneinigkeit

Synonyms

HaderStreitZankZwist

Antonyms

EintrachtEinigkeit

This word in other languages

discord(English)discordia(Español)désunion(Français)

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 "Zwietracht"?
"Zwietracht" is spelled Z-W-I-E-T-R-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sviːtʁaxt].
What does "Zwietracht" mean?
As a noun, "Zwietracht" means: Plural ungebräuchlich oder selten: andauernder Zustand des Streits aufgrund einer Uneinigkeit
How do you pronounce "Zwietracht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zwietracht" is [ˈt͡sviːtʁaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zwietracht" come from?
"Zwietracht" 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 "Zwietracht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zweimalige#50,221Zerwürfnis#50,213Wildtieren#50,202abspringen#50,248

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list