zwingst

[t͡svɪŋst]

/[t͡svɪŋst]/ verb

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The verdict

“zwingst” is uncommon German (frequency #88,581 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,581
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zwingen

Key facts for zwingst
PropertyValue
Headwordzwingst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡svɪŋst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#88,581
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zwingst” 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). zwingst 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

zwingst is uncommon German at frequency #88,581 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡svɪŋst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zwingen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zwingst, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zwingst, spelled Z-W-I-N-G-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zwingen

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 "zwingst"?
"zwingst" is spelled Z-W-I-N-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡svɪŋst].
What does "zwingst" mean?
As a verb, "zwingst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zwingen
How do you pronounce "zwingst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwingst" is [t͡svɪŋst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwingst" come from?
"zwingst" 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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Using “zwingst”

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

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

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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