unzeitgemäß
[ˈʊnˌt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌmɛːs]
The verdict
“unzeitgemäß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht zeitgemäß: einer bestimmten (der heutigen) Zeit nicht gemäß/entsprechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-unzeitgema · unzeitgemäß · German
unzeitgemäß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unzeitgemäß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌmɛːs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unzeitgemäß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unzeitgemäß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌmɛːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
unzeitgemäß has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 unzeitgemäß, spelled U-N-Z-E-I-T-G-E-M-Ä-S-S.
Definition
- 1nicht zeitgemäß: einer bestimmten (der heutigen) Zeit nicht gemäß/entsprechend
- 2der Jahreszeit nicht entsprechend, ungewöhnlich für diese
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unzeitgemäß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du vertrittst unzeitgemäße Auffassungen.
„Das Privatauto ist unzeitgemäßer Individualismus.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.