Zwischenmahlzeit
[ˈt͡svɪʃənˌmaːlt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Zwischenmahlzeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine kleine Mahlzeit, die zwischen den Hauptmahlzeiten gegessen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-zwischenmahlzeit · Zwischenmahlzeit · German
Zwischenmahlzeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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 | Zwischenmahlzeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svɪʃənˌmaːlt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zwischenmahlzeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zwischenmahlzeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡svɪʃənˌmaːlt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine kleine Mahlzeit, die zwischen den Hauptmahlzeiten gegessen wird".
Zwischenmahlzeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zwischenmahlzeit, spelled Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-M-A-H-L-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1eine kleine Mahlzeit, die zwischen den Hauptmahlzeiten gegessen wird
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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.
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