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second-strongest
Ranking second in terms of strength, power, influence, or share.
Mit 25 Prozent der Stimmen wurde die Partei die zweitstärkste Kraft im Parlament.
With 25 percent of the vote, the party became the second-strongest force in parliament.
The word is made up of an ordinal number, 'zweit-' from 'zweite' (second), and an adjective, 'stark' (strong). This pattern is productive, e.g. 'drittgrößte Stadt' (third-largest city) or 'viertschnellster Läufer' (fourth-fastest runner).
Deutschland hat die drittgrößte Volkswirtschaft in der Eurozone.
Germany has the third-largest economy in the eurozone.
This adjective is almost always used in the superlative form: 'der/die/das zweitstärkste' (the second-strongest). The basic form 'zweitstark' is very rare.
Die Opposition wurde bei der Wahl die zweitstärkste Kraft.
The opposition became the second-strongest force in the election.
'Zweitstark' is often used in contexts such as politics, business, or sports. Typical nouns are 'Partei' (party), 'Kraft' (force), 'Fraktion' (parliamentary group), or 'Wirtschaftsmacht' (economic power).
Nach dem Zusammenschluss sind sie der zweitstärkste Konkurrent auf dem Markt.
After the merger, they are the second-strongest competitor on the market.
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'zweitrangig' and 'zweitstark' can be confused because both begin with 'zweit-'. But they belong to different areas. 'zweitrangig' means that something is less important than something else. It is about priority. 'zweitstark' means that something ranks second in strength, power, influence, or share. So it is about a measurable or comparable strength. A topic can be 'zweitrangig' because it is not important enough. A party, team, or market player can be 'zweitstark' because only one is stronger.
Die zweitstarke Partei gewann viele Stimmen, aber nicht die Wahl.
The second-strongest party won many votes, but not the election.
Im Gespräch war die genaue Farbe des Produkts nur zweitrangig.
In the discussion, the exact color of the product was only secondary.