zwölfte

/[ˈt͡svœlftə]/ num

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,018

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

zwölfte is aGermannum. It means: nach dem beziehungsweise der elften kommend; dem dreizehnten vorausgehend Pronounced [ˈt͡svœlftə]. Often confused with zwölften and zwölf.

Key facts for zwölfte
PropertyValue
Headwordzwölfte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNum
IPA[ˈt͡svœlftə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,018
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zwölfte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zwölfte is 7 letters long, classified as anum, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡svœlftə]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,018 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nach dem beziehungsweise der elften kommend; dem dreizehnten vorausgehend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for zwölfte, with forms such as "wzölfte", "zwlöfte", and "zwwölfte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zwölften", "zwölf", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is zwölfte, spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach dem beziehungsweise der elften kommend; dem dreizehnten vorausgehend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: wzölfte,zwlöfte,zwwölfte,zwöflte,zwölfet,zwölffte,zwölftte,zwöllfte,zwöltfe,zzwölfte,zöwlfte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zwölfte

Misspelling Variants of "zwölfte"

wzölfte7zwlöfte7zwwölfte8zwöflte7zwölfet7zwölffte8zwölftte8zwöllfte8
Misspelling Variants of "zwölfte"

Frequency rank: #35,018 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zwölfte"?
"zwölfte" is spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svœlftə].
What does "zwölfte" mean?
As a num, "zwölfte" means: nach dem beziehungsweise der elften kommend; dem dreizehnten vorausgehend
What words are commonly confused with "zwölfte"?
"zwölfte" is commonly confused with "zwölften", "zwölf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zwölfte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwölfte" is [ˈt͡svœlftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwölfte" come from?
"zwölfte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.