Haftzeit

[ˈhaftˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈhaftˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Haftzeit” is uncommon German (frequency #81,641 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,641
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeit, die in Haft verbracht wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-haftzeit · Haftzeit · German

Haftzeit · rank #81,641 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,641
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH habit

Nearest frequency peer: habit (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Haftzeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Haftzeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Haftzeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaftzeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaftˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,641
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Haftzeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Haftzeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „habit“ (#81,640), „Hallig“ (#81,642), „Günstling“ (#81,639). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Haftzeit“ bei #81,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Haftzeit is uncommon German at frequency #81,641 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaftˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeit, die in Haft verbracht wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Haftzeit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Haftzeit, spelled H-A-F-T-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeit, die in Haft verbracht wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Während der Haftzeit in Kaisheim kam ihm der Gedanke, man könne mithilfe von kleinen Sperrholzfiguren Geld verdienen.“

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 "Haftzeit"?
"Haftzeit" is spelled H-A-F-T-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaftˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Haftzeit" mean?
As a noun, "Haftzeit" means: Zeit, die in Haft verbracht wird
How do you pronounce "Haftzeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haftzeit" is [ˈhaftˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haftzeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list