zwei

/t͡svaɪ̯/

//t͡svaɪ̯// num

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “zwei” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zwei
PropertyValue
Headwordzwei
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/t͡svaɪ̯/
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,318
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “zwei” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).zweicai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Aal” (#98,331), “acceptance” (#98,347), “Vinício” (#98,268). Entre 42 lemas com “Z”, “zwei” fica em #98,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    dois

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zwei"?
"zwei" is spelled Z-W-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is /t͡svaɪ̯/.
What does "zwei" mean?
As a numeral, "zwei" means: dois
How do you pronounce "zwei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwei" is /t͡svaɪ̯/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwei" come from?
"zwei" is a Portuguese 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list