Zwingburg
German, noun/ˈt͡svɪŋˌbʊʁk/
Zwingburg is spelled Z-W-I-N-G-B-U-R-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written German, the 343,581st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zwingburg is a German feminine noun meaning “stronghold built for the purpose of suppressing the local population” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Herrschaftssicherung dienende Burg, die besonders stark befestigt war”.
What does Zwingburg mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestronghold built for the purpose of suppressing the local population
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Herrschaftssicherung dienende Burg, die besonders stark befestigt war
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 Zwingburg
- Zwingburgen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zwingburg?
- /ˈt͡svɪŋˌbʊʁk/
- [ˈt͡svɪŋˌbʊʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zwingburg in German?
Zwingburg appears about once in every 34 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).