zwischendrein
[t͡svɪʃn̩ˈdʁaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“zwischendrein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwischen den erwähnten Sachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zwischendrein · zwischendrein · German
zwischendrein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zwischendrein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [t͡svɪʃn̩ˈdʁaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zwischendrein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zwischendrein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [t͡svɪʃn̩ˈdʁaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zwischendrein has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zwischendrein, spelled Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-D-R-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1zwischen den erwähnten Sachen
- 2zwischen den erwähnten Zeitpunkten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zwischendrein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Doch bezahle die Aussicht reichlich alle Mühsale der Kletterei. Man sehe zwei Meere und fast ganz Italien zwischendrein, so viel Himmel und so viel Erde, wie nur der Herrgott etwas mehr überblicke.“
„Ich setzte mich dann möglichst nahe dem Ofen, vertiefte mich in einen Stoß Zeitungen und genoß dabei den Duft des dampfenden Kaffees, den ich zwischendrein in bedächtigen Zügen trank.“
This word in other languages
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