Zwilling

/[ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,012

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Zwilling is aGermannoun. It means: einer von zwei gleichzeitig im Mutterleib des Menschen oder des Tieres entwickelten Embryos und geborenen Kindern, Jungen Pronounced [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ]. Often confused with Zwillinge and Zwillingen.

Key facts for Zwilling
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HeadwordZwilling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,012
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Zwilling in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zwilling is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,012 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Zwilling, with forms such as "wzilling", "ziwlling", and "zwililng". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Zwillinge", "Zwillingen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Zwilling, spelled Z-W-I-L-L-I-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer von zwei gleichzeitig im Mutterleib des Menschen oder des Tieres entwickelten Embryos und geborenen Kindern, Jungen
  2. 2
    ein Sternbild am nördlichen Sternenhimmel
  3. 3
    eines der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen (Sternzeichen)
  4. 4
    jemand, der im Tierkreiszeichen der Zwillinge geboren ist
  5. 5
    kurz für Kristallzwilling oder Zwillingskristall
  6. 6
    zwei Spielkarten gleichen Werts in einem Kartenspiel
  7. 7
    ein Gewehr mit Doppellauf

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: wzilling,ziwlling,zwililng,zwiling,zwillign,zwillingg,zwillinng,zwillnig,zwliling,zwwilling,zzwilling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Zwilling

Misspelling Variants of "Zwilling"

wzilling8ziwlling8zwililng8zwiling7zwillign8zwillingg9zwillinng9zwillnig8
Misspelling Variants of "Zwilling"

Frequency rank: #25,012 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zwilling"?
"Zwilling" is spelled Z-W-I-L-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ].
What does "Zwilling" mean?
As a noun, "Zwilling" means: einer von zwei gleichzeitig im Mutterleib des Menschen oder des Tieres entwickelten Embryos und geborenen Kindern, Jungen
What words are commonly confused with "Zwilling"?
"Zwilling" is commonly confused with "Zwillinge", "Zwillingen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zwilling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zwilling" is [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zwilling" come from?
"Zwilling" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.