Zeitabschnitt

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔapˌʃnɪt]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔapˌʃnɪt]/ noun

The verdict

“Zeitabschnitt” is uncommon German (frequency #67,901 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,901
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil einer stetig erkennbaren/messbaren Zustandsänderung

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitabschnitt · Zeitabschnitt · German

Zeitabschnitt · rank #67,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,901
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeichnerin

Nearest frequency peer: Zeichnerin (-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 „Zeitabschnitt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeitabschnitt
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitabschnitt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔapˌʃnɪt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitabschnitt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zeitabschnittfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeichnerin“ (#67,900), „Zeitdauer“ (#67,902), „Zeitpunkte“ (#67,903). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitabschnitt“ bei #67,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeitabschnitt is uncommon German at frequency #67,901 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔapˌʃnɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil einer stetig erkennbaren/messbaren Zustandsänderung".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zeitabschnitt, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zeitabschnitt, spelled Z-E-I-T-A-B-S-C-H-N-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil einer stetig erkennbaren/messbaren Zustandsänderung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Zeitabschnitt beträgt eine Sekunde.
  2. „Wenn wir von Längen und von Zeitabschnitten reden, so haben wir es mit Raum und Zeit zu tun.“

Synonyms

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 "Zeitabschnitt"?
"Zeitabschnitt" is spelled Z-E-I-T-A-B-S-C-H-N-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔapˌʃnɪt].
What does "Zeitabschnitt" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitabschnitt" means: Teil einer stetig erkennbaren/messbaren Zustandsänderung
How do you pronounce "Zeitabschnitt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitabschnitt" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔapˌʃnɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitabschnitt" come from?
"Zeitabschnitt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list