Kinderzeit
[ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Kinderzeit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #93,145 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #93,145
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lebensphase der Kindheit
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kinderzeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #93,145 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kinderzeit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kinderzeit is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #93,145 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Lebensphase der Kindheit".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kinderzeit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Kinderzeit, spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Lebensphase der Kindheit
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Kinderzeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-I-N-D-E-R-Z-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.