zwölfeinhalb
German, number[t͡svœlfʔaɪ̯nˈhalp]
zwölfeinhalb is spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F-E-I-N-H-A-L-B (12 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 211,221st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zwölfeinhalb is a German number meaning “twelve and a half” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zwölf Ganze und ein Halbes”.
What does zwölfeinhalb mean in English?
number
- 1
twelve and a half
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
number: 1. zwölf Ganze und ein Halbes
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 zwölfeinhalb
- 12½ alternative
- [1] in Ziffern: 12 1/2; 12 ½; 12,5 symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zwölfeinhalb?
- [t͡svœlfʔaɪ̯nˈhalp]
- [ˈt͡svœlfʔaɪ̯nˌhalp]
- [t͡svœlfn̩ˈhalp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zwölfeinhalb in German?
zwölfeinhalb appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).