zwischengeschlechtlich
[ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ɡəˌʃlɛçtlɪç]
The verdict
“zwischengeschlechtlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beziehungen zwischen Personen verschiedenen Geschlechts betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zwischengeschlechtlich · zwischengeschlechtlich · German
zwischengeschlechtlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | zwischengeschlechtlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ɡəˌʃlɛçtlɪç] |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zwischengeschlechtlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zwischengeschlechtlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ɡəˌʃlɛçtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zwischengeschlechtlich, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zwischengeschlechtlich, spelled Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Beziehungen zwischen Personen verschiedenen Geschlechts betreffend
- 2körperliche Geschlechtsmerkmale habend, die nicht eindeutig weiblich oder männlich sind
- 3eine weder eindeutig männliche noch eindeutig weibliche Geschlechtsidentität habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zwischengeschlechtlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Fernsehen erleichtert nicht nur das zwischengeschlechtliche Suchen und Finden.“
„Irgendwann aber kommt es dann doch zu einem zwischengeschlechtlichen Gedankenaustausch.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.