zwei
/t͡svaɪ̯/
The verdict
“zwei” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,318 among 42 “Z” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,318
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 42
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dois
Corpus desk
Index PT-zwei · zwei · Portuguese
zwei · rank #98,318 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,318
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 42
- PHOTO-FINISH Aal
Nearest frequency peer: Aal (+13 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “zwei”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- ventar
ventar
1,745 corpus weight
- Vinício
Vinício
1,733 corpus weight
- zwei
zwei
1,683 corpus weight
- Aal
Aal
1,670 corpus weight
- acceptance
acceptance
1,654 corpus weight
- alfabetizar
alfabetizar
1,623 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “zwei” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zwei |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | /t͡svaɪ̯/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #98,318 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “zwei” em português
Rare enough to double-check
zwei is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,318 among 42 “Z” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed /t͡svaɪ̯/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dois".
No misspelling variants are generated for zwei 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is zwei, spelled Z-W-E-I.
Definition
- 1dois
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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