Zwischenlage
German, noun/ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌlaːɡə/
Zwischenlage is spelled Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-L-A-G-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written German, the 305,454th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zwischenlage is a German feminine noun meaning “intermediate layer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Zwischenlage mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintermediate layer
- 2
feminineshim (thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Zwischenlage
- Zwischenlagen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zwischenlage?
- /ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌlaːɡə/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zwischenlage in German?
Zwischenlage appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).