zwölfeckig
[ˈt͡svœlfˌʔɛkɪç]
The verdict
“zwölfeckig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwölf Ecken besitzend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zwolfeckig · zwölfeckig · German
zwölfeckig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | zwölfeckig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡svœlfˌʔɛkɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “zwölfeckig” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
zwölfeckig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svœlfˌʔɛkɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zwölf Ecken besitzend".
zwölfeckig has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zwölfeckig, spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F-E-C-K-I-G.
Definition
- 1zwölf Ecken besitzend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zwölfeckig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am meisten fesselt ein nach zwölfeckigem Grundplan gebildetes, in Holz geschnitztes und mit Metallzuthaten versehenes Gehäuse aus frühgothischer Zeit, das ursprünglich wohl zu Beleuchtungszwecken gedient haben mag.“
This word in other languages
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.