zwischendurch
[t͡svɪʃn̩ˈdʊʁç]
The verdict
“zwischendurch” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,495 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #6,495
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in sich unregelmäßig immer mal wiederholenden Abständen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zwischendurch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [t͡svɪʃn̩ˈdʊʁç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #6,495 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zwischendurch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zwischendurch is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡svɪʃn̩ˈdʊʁç]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,495 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for zwischendurch, with forms such as "wzischendurch", "ziwschendurch", and "zwicshendurch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zwischendurch, spelled Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-D-U-R-C-H.
Definition
- 1in sich unregelmäßig immer mal wiederholenden Abständen
- 2innerhalb des Zeitraumes, der zwischen zwei bestimmten Ereignissen liegt
- 3innerhalb des Abstandes, der zwischen zwei bestimmten Orten liegt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: wzischendurch,ziwschendurch,zwicshendurch,zwiscchendurch,zwiscehndurch,zwischednurch,zwischenddurch,zwischendruch,zwischenducrh,zwischendurcch,zwischendurchh,zwischendurhc,zwischendurrch,zwischenndurch,zwischenudrch,zwischhendurch,zwischnedurch,zwishcendurch,zwisschendurch,zwsichendurch,zwwischendurch,zzwischendurch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zwischendurch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “zwischendurch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-D-U-R-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡svɪʃn̩ˈdʊʁç] (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
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.