jetzt
German, adverb
jetzt is spelled J-E-T-Z-T (5 letters) and appears 1,622 times per million words in written German, the 76th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jetzt is a German adverb meaning “now (at this moment, right now)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Jetzt is a different word: “the present; now”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “nun, in diesem Moment, zum Zeitpunkt des Sprechens oder Schreibens dieses Wortes”.
What does jetzt mean in English?
adverb
- 1
now (at this moment, right now)
Ich bin jetzt da.
- 2
now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen.
- 3
now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
Was soll das jetzt heißen?
noun
- 1
neuterthe present; now
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. nun, in diesem Moment, zum Zeitpunkt des Sprechens oder Schreibens dieses Wortes 2. heute, heutzutage
noun: 1. die gegenwärtige Zeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jetzt
- itz alternative
- itzt alternative
- izt alternative
- itzo alternative
- ietzo alternative
- itzund alternative
- jtzt alternative
- jezt alternative
- jetzund alternative
- jetzunder alternative
- jetzo alternative
- ytzt alternative
- yetzt alternative
- jez alternative
- jetz alternative
- jz alternative
- jzt alternative
- jtz alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to jetzt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jetzt in German?
jetzt appears 1,622 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).