die Zeit totschlagen

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The verdict

“die Zeit totschlagen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - seine Zeit nicht produktiv verbringen

Key facts for die Zeit totschlagen
PropertyValue
Headworddie Zeit totschlagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “die Zeit totschlagen” sits in German frequency

die Zeit totschlagen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

die Zeit totschlagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "seine Zeit nicht produktiv verbringen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for die Zeit totschlagen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is die Zeit totschlagen, spelled D-I-E- -Z-E-I-T- -T-O-T-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    seine Zeit nicht produktiv verbringen

This word in other languages

kill time(English)glandouiller(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "die Zeit totschlagen"?
"die Zeit totschlagen" is spelled D-I-E- -Z-E-I-T- -T-O-T-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "die Zeit totschlagen" mean?
As a phrase, "die Zeit totschlagen" means: seine Zeit nicht produktiv verbringen
How do you pronounce "die Zeit totschlagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "die Zeit totschlagen" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "die Zeit totschlagen" come from?
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Using “die Zeit totschlagen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-E- -Z-E-I-T- -T-O-T-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list