Kurzzeit-
[kʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Kurzzeit-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gebundenes Lexem als erster Teil (erste Konstituente) eines Kompositums mit der Bedeutung, dass etwas für eine kleine Zeitspanne gedacht ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurzzeit · Kurzzeit- · German
Kurzzeit- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kurzzeit- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [kʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Kurzzeit-” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Kurzzeit- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [kʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gebundenes Lexem als erster Teil (erste Konstituente) eines Kompositums mit der Bedeutung, dass etwas für eine kleine Zeitspanne gedacht ist".
Kurzzeit- doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kurzzeit-, spelled K-U-R-Z-Z-E-I-T--.
Definition
- 1gebundenes Lexem als erster Teil (erste Konstituente) eines Kompositums mit der Bedeutung, dass etwas für eine kleine Zeitspanne gedacht ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kurzzeit- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das gebundene Lexem Kurzzeit- kommt in Wörtern wie Kurzzeitschaltuhr oder Kurzzeitparkplatz vor.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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