German word

zweistellig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtsvaɪ̯ʃtɛlɪç/

Meaning

  • adjectivetwo-digit

Example

Wir haben eine zweistellige Zahl gefunden.

We found a two-digit number.

Illustration for zweistellig (two-digit)

More examples

Das Wachstum war zweistellig.

The growth was in the two-digit range.

Core concept

A compact numeral spread across two positions from left to right.

Common phrases

  • eine zweistellige Zahl

    a number with two digits

  • ein zweistelliges Wachstum

    two-digit growth

Similar words

einstellig: Made up of a single digit in the ones place.
dreistellig: Made up of three digits in the hundreds, tens, and ones places.
mehrstellig: Made up of at least two digits.

Definition in German

Aus zwei Ziffern bestehend.

Word origin

German formed zweistellig from zwei ('two'), Stelle ('place') and -ig, a suffix that forms adjectives meaning 'having' the stated feature.

Usage tips

  • German writes zweistellig as one word, unlike the English phrase 'two-digit'.

Opposites

  • einstelligsingle-digitadjective

Related words

  • Zweistelligkeittwo-digit statusnoun
  • mehrstelligmulti-digitadjective

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