letní čas

[ˈlɛtɲiː t͡sas]

/[ˈlɛtɲiː t͡sas]/ phrase

The verdict

“letní čas” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeitperiode, bei der in den Sommermonaten die Zeit nicht entsprechend der Zeitzonen erfolgt, sondern um einen bestimmten Wert (in der Regel 1 Stunde) erhöht wird

Key facts for letní čas
PropertyValue
Headwordletní čas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈlɛtɲiː t͡sas]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “letní čas” sits in German frequency

letní čas falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for letní čas is 9 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛtɲiː t͡sas]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zeitperiode, bei der in den Sommermonaten die Zeit nicht entsprechend der Zeitzonen erfolgt, sondern um einen bestimmten Wert (in der Regel 1 Stunde) erhöht wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for letní čas in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is letní čas, spelled L-E-T-N-Í- -Č-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Zeitperiode, bei der in den Sommermonaten die Zeit nicht entsprechend der Zeitzonen erfolgt, sondern um einen bestimmten Wert (in der Regel 1 Stunde) erhöht wird

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "letní čas"?
"letní čas" is spelled L-E-T-N-Í- -Č-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛtɲiː t͡sas].
What does "letní čas" mean?
As a phrase, "letní čas" means: Zeitperiode, bei der in den Sommermonaten die Zeit nicht entsprechend der Zeitzonen erfolgt, sondern um einen bestimmten Wert (in der Regel 1 Stunde) erhöht wird
How do you pronounce "letní čas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "letní čas" is [ˈlɛtɲiː t͡sas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "letní čas" come from?
"letní čas" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “letní čas”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-T-N-Í- -Č-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlɛtɲiː t͡sas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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