Kinderzeit

[ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Kinderzeit” is uncommon German (frequency #93,145 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,145
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebensphase der Kindheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-kinderzeit · Kinderzeit · German

Kinderzeit · rank #93,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,145
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kindersitze

Nearest frequency peer: Kindersitze (-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 „Kinderzeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kinderzeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordKinderzeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kinderzeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kinderzeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kindersitze“ (#93,144), „Kindesmissbrauchs“ (#93,146), „Kidnapper“ (#93,142). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kinderzeit“ bei #93,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kinderzeit is uncommon German at frequency #93,145 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Lebensphase der Kindheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wie in Kinderzeiten umstanden ihn die schwarzen Figuren und drohten.“
  2. „Aber jene Soldaten, die noch Erinnerungen an den Glauben ihrer Kinderzeit hatten, gaben viel darum.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Kinderzeit"?
"Kinderzeit" is spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Kinderzeit" mean?
As a noun, "Kinderzeit" means: Lebensphase der Kindheit
How do you pronounce "Kinderzeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kinderzeit" is [ˈkɪndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kinderzeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list