derzeit
German, adverb/ˈdeːɐ̯t͡saɪ̯t/
derzeit is spelled D-E-R-Z-E-I-T (7 letters) and appears 74 times per million words in written German, the 1,164th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derzeit is a German adverb meaning “currently, at present (implying that this state is likely temporary)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “referenziert einen bestimmten Zeitpunkt oder Zeitspanne, eine Verkürzung von: zu dieser Zeit”.
What does derzeit mean in English?
adverb
- 1
currently, at present (implying that this state is likely temporary)
- 2
datedback then, at the time
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. referenziert einen bestimmten Zeitpunkt oder Zeitspanne, eine Verkürzung von: zu dieser Zeit 2. gegenwärtig 3. damals
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of derzeit
- dz. abbreviation
- dzt. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derzeit?
- /ˈdeːɐ̯t͡saɪ̯t/
- [ˈdeːɐ̯t͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to derzeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is derzeit in German?
derzeit appears 74 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).