zwölfseitig

[ˈt͡svœlfˌzaɪ̯tɪç]

/[ˈt͡svœlfˌzaɪ̯tɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“zwölfseitig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - begrenzt von zwölf Flächen/Seiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwolfseitig · zwölfseitig · German

zwölfseitig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for zwölfseitig
PropertyValue
Headwordzwölfseitig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡svœlfˌzaɪ̯tɪç]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “zwölfseitig” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

zwölfseitigsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zwölfseitig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svœlfˌzaɪ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for zwölfseitig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zwölfseitig, spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F-S-E-I-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    begrenzt von zwölf Flächen/Seiten
  2. 2
    zwölf Seiten/Blattseiten umfassend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zwölfseitig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sein Großvater besaß einen zwölfseitigen Hof.
  2. Heute zeichnen wir zwölfseitige Vielecke.

Synonyms

dodekagonal

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zwölfseitig"?
"zwölfseitig" is spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F-S-E-I-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svœlfˌzaɪ̯tɪç].
What does "zwölfseitig" mean?
As an adjective, "zwölfseitig" means: begrenzt von zwölf Flächen/Seiten
How do you pronounce "zwölfseitig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwölfseitig" is [ˈt͡svœlfˌzaɪ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwölfseitig" come from?
"zwölfseitig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list