Zwölfeck
[ˈt͡svœlfˌʔɛk]
The verdict
“Zwölfeck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geometrische Figur mit zwölf Ecken
Corpus desk
Index DE-zwolfeck · Zwölfeck · German
Zwölfeck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Zwölfeck |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svœlfˌʔɛk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zwölfeck“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zwölfeck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡svœlfˌʔɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geometrische Figur mit zwölf Ecken".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Zwölfeck in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zwölfeck, spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1geometrische Figur mit zwölf Ecken
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zwölfeck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das regelmäßige Zwölfeck ist ein Vieleck mit 12 gleich langen Seiten, 12 gleich großen Innenwinkeln.“
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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.