seinerzeit

/[ˈzaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ adv

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,228

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

seinerzeit is anGermanadv. It means: damals; zu jener Zeit Pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]. It ranks #7,228 in German word frequency. Often confused with seinerseits.

Key facts for seinerzeit
PropertyValue
Headwordseinerzeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,228
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of seinerzeit in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for seinerzeit is 10 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,228 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for seinerzeit, with forms such as "esinerzeit", "seienrzeit", and "seinerezit". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "seinerseits", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 seinerzeit, spelled S-E-I-N-E-R-Z-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    damals; zu jener Zeit
  2. 2
    zu gegebener Zeit

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esinerzeit,seienrzeit,seinerezit,seinerrzeit,seinerzeitt,seinerzeti,seinerziet,seinerzzeit,seinezreit,seinnerzeit,seinrezeit,senierzeit,sienerzeit,sienerziet,sseinerzeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for seinerzeit

Misspelling Variants of "seinerzeit"

esinerzeit10seienrzeit10seinerezit10seinerrzeit11seinerzeitt11seinerzeti10seinerziet10seinerzzeit11
Misspelling Variants of "seinerzeit"

Frequency rank: #7,228 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "seinerzeit"?
"seinerzeit" is spelled S-E-I-N-E-R-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "seinerzeit" mean?
As an adv, "seinerzeit" means: damals; zu jener Zeit
What words are commonly confused with "seinerzeit"?
"seinerzeit" is commonly confused with "seinerseits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seinerzeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seinerzeit" is [ˈzaɪ̯nɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seinerzeit" come from?
"seinerzeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.