eiszeitlich
[ˈaɪ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯tlɪç]
The verdict
“eiszeitlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Zeitraum der Erdgeschichte betreffend, der mit niedrigen Temperaturen und sich ausdehnenden Eismassen einhergeht (Eiszeit[alter])
Corpus desk
Index DE-eiszeitlich · eiszeitlich · German
eiszeitlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eiszeitlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯tlɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „eiszeitlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
eiszeitlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯tlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Zeitraum der Erdgeschichte betreffend, der mit niedrigen Temperaturen und sich ausdehnenden Eismassen einhergeht (Eiszeit[alter])".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for eiszeitlich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is eiszeitlich, spelled E-I-S-Z-E-I-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1einen Zeitraum der Erdgeschichte betreffend, der mit niedrigen Temperaturen und sich ausdehnenden Eismassen einhergeht (Eiszeit[alter])
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how eiszeitlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwei deutsche Archäologen hatten sich Rat bei den Fährtenlesern geholt, um die Fußabdrücke eiszeitlicher Jäger in Europa neu zu interpretieren.“
Synonyms
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.