frühzeitig

[ˈfʁyːˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]

/[ˈfʁyːˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“frühzeitig” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,048. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,048
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem relativ frühen Zeitpunkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fruhzeitig · frühzeitig · German

frühzeitig · rank #7,048 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,048
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fred

Nearest frequency peer: fred (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „frühzeitig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „frühzeitig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

frühzeitig vs frühzeitige
91% similar
frühzeitig vs frühzeitigen
83% similar
frühzeitig vs Frühzeit
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for frühzeitig
PropertyValue
Headwordfrühzeitig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʁyːˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,048
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „frühzeitig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.frühzeitigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fred“ (#7,047), „gefickt“ (#7,049), „France“ (#7,046). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „frühzeitig“ bei #7,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around frühzeitig (IPA [ˈfʁyːˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,048 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for frühzeitig, with forms such as "ffrühzeitig", "frhüzeitig", and "frrühzeitig". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "frühzeitige", "frühzeitigen", "Frühzeit", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 frühzeitig, spelled F-R-Ü-H-Z-E-I-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem relativ frühen Zeitpunkt
  2. 2
    vor dem erwartbaren Zeitpunkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how frühzeitig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir haben uns die Karten vorsichtshalber relativ frühzeitig besorgt.
  2. „Schon wieder muss Tiger Woods ein Golfturnier wegen Rückenproblemen frühzeitig beenden.“

Synonyms

frühvorzeitig

This word in other languages

early(English)temprano(Español)précoce(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrühzeitig
  • frhüzeitig
  • frrühzeitig
  • frühezitig
  • frühhzeitig
  • frühzeiitg
  • frühzeitgi
  • frühzeitigg
  • frühzeittig
  • frühzetiig
  • frühzietig
  • frühzzeitig
  • früzheitig
  • fürhzeitig
  • rfühzeitig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frühzeitig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffrühzeitig1frhüzeitig2frrühzeitig1frühezitig2frühhzeitig1frühzeiitg2frühzeitgi2frühzeitigg1
Edit distance from "frühzeitig"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frühzeitig"?
"frühzeitig" is spelled F-R-Ü-H-Z-E-I-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁyːˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç].
What does "frühzeitig" mean?
As an adjective, "frühzeitig" means: zu einem relativ frühen Zeitpunkt
What words are commonly confused with "frühzeitig"?
"frühzeitig" is commonly confused with "frühzeitige", "frühzeitigen", "Frühzeit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frühzeitig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frühzeitig" is [ˈfʁyːˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frühzeitig" come from?
"frühzeitig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "frühzeitig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einsteigen#7,037Demokraten#7,029befürchten#7,013Lebenslauf#7,083

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Politikern15 variantsscheiterte15 variantszukünftige15 variantsanalysiert15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list