Zwischenton
German, noun/ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌtoːn/
Zwischenton is spelled Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-T-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written German, the 586,900th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zwischenton is a German masculine noun meaning “shade (of a color)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas veränderter Farbton”.
What does Zwischenton mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshade (of a color)
- 2
masculinenuance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas veränderter Farbton 2. indirekte, differenzierte Aussage
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zwischenton
- Zwischentones genitive
- Zwischentons genitive
- Zwischentöne plural
- Zwischentone dative singular
- Zwischentönen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zwischenton?
- /ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌtoːn/
- [ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌtoːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zwischenton in German?
Zwischenton appears about once in every 87 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).