zwingende

[ˈt͡svɪŋəndə]

/[ˈt͡svɪŋəndə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zwingende” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,962
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwingende · zwingende · German

zwingende · rank #28,962 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,962
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zweihundert

Nearest frequency peer: zweihundert (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zwingende“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zwingende“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zwingende vs zwingenden
90% similar
zwingende vs zwingen
78% similar
zwingende vs zwingend
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zwingende
PropertyValue
Headwordzwingende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡svɪŋəndə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,962
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zwingende“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zwingendeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zweihundert“ (#28,961), „änderten“ (#28,963), „Zweien“ (#28,960). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zwingende“ bei #28,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around zwingende (IPA [ˈt͡svɪŋəndə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,962 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for zwingende, with forms such as "wzingende", "ziwngende", and "zwignende". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "zwingenden", "zwingen", "zwingend", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zwingende, spelled Z-W-I-N-G-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • wzingende
  • ziwngende
  • zwignende
  • zwinegnde
  • zwingedne
  • zwingendde
  • zwingened
  • zwingennde
  • zwinggende
  • zwingnede
  • zwinngende
  • zwnigende
  • zwwingende
  • zzwingende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zwingende - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

wzingende2ziwngende2zwignende2zwinegnde2zwingedne2zwingendde1zwingened2zwingennde1
Edit distance from "zwingende"

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 "zwingende"?
"zwingende" is spelled Z-W-I-N-G-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svɪŋəndə].
What does "zwingende" mean?
As an adjective, "zwingende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zwingend
What words are commonly confused with "zwingende"?
"zwingende" is commonly confused with "zwingenden", "zwingen", "zwingend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zwingende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwingende" is [ˈt͡svɪŋəndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwingende" come from?
"zwingende" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zwingende", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Überfälle#28,967abgehauen#28,975Abstinenz#28,980Abtretung#28,981

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Wohlwollen14 variantsWahlzettel14 variantsangelaufen14 variantsApfelsaft14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list