Polyglot Dictionary

Zwischenraum

/ˈtsvɪʃn̩ˌʁaʊ̯m/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Zwischenräume

Meaning

  1. gap

    Built from zwischen (between) + Raum (space).

    • Lass einen Zwischenraum.

      Leave a gap.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • zwischen between
  • Raum space

Similar words

Lücke

Lücke is more general or abstract, like a gap in knowledge or a schedule gap; Zwischenraum is more literal and spatial, the space between two objects.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

brecha

brecha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gap."

Portuguese

fresta

fresta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gap."

Practice

1 What does Zwischenraum mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lass einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zwischenraum?

nouncompound

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