Notzeit
German, noun[ˈnoːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Notzeit is spelled N-O-T-Z-E-I-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Notzeit is a German feminine noun meaning “rainy day, time of need” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeit, in der wesentliche Lebensbedürfnisse nicht hinreichend befriedigt werden können”.
What does Notzeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerainy day, time of need
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeit, in der wesentliche Lebensbedürfnisse nicht hinreichend befriedigt werden können
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Notzeit
- Notzeiten plural
- NZ abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Notzeit?
- [ˈnoːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Notzeit in German?
Notzeit appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).