Zwillings

[ˈt͡svɪlɪŋs]

/[ˈt͡svɪlɪŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zwillings” is uncommon German (frequency #67,927 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,927
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zwilling

Key facts for Zwillings
PropertyValue
HeadwordZwillings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡svɪlɪŋs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,927
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zwillings” 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). Zwillings lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Zwillings is uncommon German at frequency #67,927 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zwilling".

Zwillings 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, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zwillings, spelled Z-W-I-L-L-I-N-G-S.

Definition

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    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zwilling

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 "Zwillings"?
"Zwillings" is spelled Z-W-I-L-L-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋs].
What does "Zwillings" mean?
As a noun, "Zwillings" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zwilling
How do you pronounce "Zwillings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zwillings" is [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zwillings" come from?
"Zwillings" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Zwillings”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-W-I-L-L-I-N-G-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋs] (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