Trockenzeit

[ˈtʁɔkn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈtʁɔkn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Trockenzeit” is uncommon German (frequency #57,482 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,482
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitraum (in den Subtropen und Tropen), in dem nur sehr wenig Regen fällt

Corpus desk

Index DE-trockenzeit · Trockenzeit · German

Trockenzeit · rank #57,482 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,482
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH triviale

Nearest frequency peer: triviale (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Trockenzeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Trockenzeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trockenzeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrockenzeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɔkn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trockenzeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Trockenzeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „triviale“ (#57,481), „Trommelfell“ (#57,483), „Treibhausgas“ (#57,479). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trockenzeit“ bei #57,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trockenzeit is uncommon German at frequency #57,482 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɔkn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitraum (in den Subtropen und Tropen), in dem nur sehr wenig Regen fällt".

Trockenzeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Trockenzeit, spelled T-R-O-C-K-E-N-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitraum (in den Subtropen und Tropen), in dem nur sehr wenig Regen fällt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Oft liegt die Trockenzeit zwischen November und Mai.
  2. „Während es in der Trockensavanne fünf bis siebeneinhalb Monate nicht regnet, dauert die Trockenzeit in der Dornsavanne sieben bis zehn Monate.“

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 "Trockenzeit"?
"Trockenzeit" is spelled T-R-O-C-K-E-N-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɔkn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Trockenzeit" mean?
As a noun, "Trockenzeit" means: Zeitraum (in den Subtropen und Tropen), in dem nur sehr wenig Regen fällt
How do you pronounce "Trockenzeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trockenzeit" is [ˈtʁɔkn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trockenzeit" come from?
"Trockenzeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Trockenzeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list