Zwillingsschwester
German, noun[ˈt͡svɪlɪŋsˌʃvɛstɐ]
Zwillingsschwester is spelled Z-W-I-L-L-I-N-G-S-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R (18 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,845th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zwillingsschwester is a German feminine noun meaning “twin sister” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliche Person, deren Schwester oder Bruder gleichzeitig von der Mutter ausgetragen wurde”.
What does Zwillingsschwester mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetwin sister
Christina und Ann-Sophie sind Zwillingsschwestern.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliche Person, deren Schwester oder Bruder gleichzeitig von der Mutter ausgetragen wurde
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zwillingsschwester
- Zwillingsschwestern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zwillingsschwester?
- [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋsˌʃvɛstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zwillingsschwester in German?
Zwillingsschwester appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).