meinerzeit

[ˈmaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈmaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ adv

The verdict

“meinerzeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu meiner Zeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-meinerzeit · meinerzeit · German

meinerzeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for meinerzeit
PropertyValue
Headwordmeinerzeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „meinerzeit“ im Deutschen

meinerzeitliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

meinerzeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu meiner Zeit".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for meinerzeit, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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. The correct German form is meinerzeit, spelled M-E-I-N-E-R-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu meiner Zeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meinerzeit (= zu meiner Zeit als Student) war das Studium noch gebührenfrei.
  2. „Würde ich meiner alten Mutter ihre Geschichte erzählen, käme todsicher auch heute noch eine Belehrung über die Gefahren der Welt heraus, in die man so ein junges Ding nie hätte ziehen lassen dürfen. Und Karriereratschläge, die meinerzeit auf die Beamtenlaufbahn zielten.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meinerzeit"?
"meinerzeit" is spelled M-E-I-N-E-R-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "meinerzeit" mean?
As an adverb, "meinerzeit" means: zu meiner Zeit
How do you pronounce "meinerzeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meinerzeit" is [ˈmaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meinerzeit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list