zwölfter

[ˈt͡svœlftɐ]

/[ˈt͡svœlftɐ]/ unknown

The verdict

“zwölfter” is uncommon German (frequency #55,896 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an unknown. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,896
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbestimmte männliche Deklination von zwölfte

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwolfter · zwölfter · German

zwölfter · rank #55,896 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,896
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zweigeteilt

Nearest frequency peer: zweigeteilt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zwölfter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zwölfter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zwölfter
PropertyValue
Headwordzwölfter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈt͡svœlftɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,896
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zwölfter“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zwölfterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zweigeteilt“ (#55,895), „ärztliches“ (#55,897), „Ösi“ (#55,898). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zwölfter“ bei #55,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zwölfter is uncommon German at frequency #55,896 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anunknown, transcribed [ˈt͡svœlftɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unbestimmte männliche Deklination von zwölfte".

No misspelling variants are generated for zwölfter in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zwölfter, spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbestimmte männliche Deklination von zwölfte

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zwölfter"?
"zwölfter" is spelled Z-W-Ö-L-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svœlftɐ].
What does "zwölfter" mean?
As an unknown, "zwölfter" means: unbestimmte männliche Deklination von zwölfte
How do you pronounce "zwölfter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwölfter" is [ˈt͡svœlftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwölfter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zwölfter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list