heutzutage

[ˈhɔɪ̯tt͡suˌtaːɡə]

/[ˈhɔɪ̯tt͡suˌtaːɡə]/ adv

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The verdict

“heutzutage” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,455
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der jetzigen Zeit, in der Gegenwart

Corpus desk

Index DE-heutzutage · heutzutage · German

heutzutage · rank #3,455 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,455
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Henry

Nearest frequency peer: Henry (-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 „heutzutage“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heutzutage
PropertyValue
Headwordheutzutage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈhɔɪ̯tt͡suˌtaːɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,455
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „heutzutage“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).heutzutageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Henry“ (#3,454), „Hinsicht“ (#3,456), „Hauptsache“ (#3,453). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „heutzutage“ bei #3,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around heutzutage (IPA [ˈhɔɪ̯tt͡suˌtaːɡə]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #3,455 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in der jetzigen Zeit, in der Gegenwart".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for heutzutage, with forms such as "ehutzutage", "hetuzutage", and "heuttzutage". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is heutzutage, spelled H-E-U-T-Z-U-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der jetzigen Zeit, in der Gegenwart

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heutzutage wird viel weniger gelesen.
  2. „Es muss einen Extrembergsteiger schon frustrieren, wenn die Regionen, in die er vorgedrungen ist, heutzutage sogar von kletternden Hausfrauen erreicht werden - wenn sie denn genügend Kleingeld haben.“

Synonyms

jetztheutemittlerweile

Antonyms

früherdamals

This word in other languages

nowadays(English)aujourd'hui(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehutzutage
  • hetuzutage
  • heuttzutage
  • heutuztage
  • heutztuage
  • heutzuatge
  • heutzutaeg
  • heutzutagge
  • heutzutgae
  • heutzuttage
  • heutzzutage
  • heuztutage
  • hheutzutage
  • huetzutage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heutzutage - 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.

ehutzutage2hetuzutage2heuttzutage1heutuztage2heutztuage2heutzuatge2heutzutaeg2heutzutagge1
Edit distance from "heutzutage"

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 "heutzutage"?
"heutzutage" is spelled H-E-U-T-Z-U-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔɪ̯tt͡suˌtaːɡə].
What does "heutzutage" mean?
As an adverb, "heutzutage" means: in der jetzigen Zeit, in der Gegenwart
What are common misspellings of "heutzutage"?
Common misspellings include "ehutzutage", "hetuzutage", "heuttzutage", "heutuztage", "heutztuage". The correct spelling is "heutzutage".
How do you pronounce "heutzutage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heutzutage" is [ˈhɔɪ̯tt͡suˌtaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heutzutage" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Hauptsache#3,453Oberfläche#3,471Opposition#3,472Entfernung#3,434

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

erheblich14 variantsRheinland14 variantsüberlassen14 variantsumgekehrt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list