Zwischenruf
[ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌʁuːf]
The verdict
“Zwischenruf” is uncommon German (frequency #73,164 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,164
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ruf während einer Rede oder Vorstellung einer anderen Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-zwischenruf · Zwischenruf · German
Zwischenruf · rank #73,164 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,164
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zwetschgen
Nearest frequency peer: Zwetschgen (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zwischenruf“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- zweimaliger
zweimaliger
26,840 corpus weight
- Zwetschgen
Zwetschgen
26,838 corpus weight
- Zwischenruf
Zwischenruf
26,837 corpus weight
- zyklisch
zyklisch
26,836 corpus weight
- ächzt
ächzt
26,835 corpus weight
- ätzenden
ätzenden
26,834 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zwischenruf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zwischenruf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌʁuːf] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #73,164 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zwischenruf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zwischenruf is uncommon German at frequency #73,164 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌʁuːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ruf während einer Rede oder Vorstellung einer anderen Person".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Zwischenruf in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Zwischenruf, spelled Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-R-U-F.
Definition
- 1Ruf während einer Rede oder Vorstellung einer anderen Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zwischenruf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Redner wurde durch den Zwischenruf unterbrochen.
Man konnte viele zustimmende Zwischenrufe vernehmen.
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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