Kurzzeitgedächtnis

[ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tɡəˌdɛçtnɪs]

/[ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tɡəˌdɛçtnɪs]/ noun

The verdict

“Kurzzeitgedächtnis” is uncommon German (frequency #79,418 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,418
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teil des Gedächtnisses, das Informationen für kurze Zeit speichert, bevor sie vergessen werden oder in das Langzeitgedächtnis übergehen

Key facts for Kurzzeitgedächtnis
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurzzeitgedächtnis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tɡəˌdɛçtnɪs]
Letters18
Frequency rank#79,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kurzzeitgedächtnis” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kurzzeitgedächtnis lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kurzzeitgedächtnis is uncommon German at frequency #79,418 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tɡəˌdɛçtnɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil des Gedächtnisses, das Informationen für kurze Zeit speichert, bevor sie vergessen werden oder in das Langzeitgedächtnis übergehen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kurzzeitgedächtnis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kurzzeitgedächtnis, spelled K-U-R-Z-Z-E-I-T-G-E-D-Ä-C-H-T-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil des Gedächtnisses, das Informationen für kurze Zeit speichert, bevor sie vergessen werden oder in das Langzeitgedächtnis übergehen

Antonyms

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 "Kurzzeitgedächtnis"?
"Kurzzeitgedächtnis" is spelled K-U-R-Z-Z-E-I-T-G-E-D-Ä-C-H-T-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tɡəˌdɛçtnɪs].
What does "Kurzzeitgedächtnis" mean?
As a noun, "Kurzzeitgedächtnis" means: Teil des Gedächtnisses, das Informationen für kurze Zeit speichert, bevor sie vergessen werden oder in das Langzeitgedächtnis übergehen
How do you pronounce "Kurzzeitgedächtnis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurzzeitgedächtnis" is [ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tɡəˌdɛçtnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurzzeitgedächtnis" come from?
"Kurzzeitgedächtnis" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Kurzzeitgedächtnis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-U-R-Z-Z-E-I-T-G-E-D-Ä-C-H-T-N-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tɡəˌdɛçtnɪs] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list