Zeitalter

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaltɐ]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaltɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeitalter” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,490
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größerer Abschnitt der Menschheitsgeschichte

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitalter · Zeitalter · German

Zeitalter · rank #6,490 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,490
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zaun

Nearest frequency peer: Zaun (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zeitalter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Zeitalter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Zeitalter vs Zeitalters
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Zeitalter
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitalter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaltɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,490
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zeitalter“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zeitalterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zaun“ (#6,489), „zukommen“ (#6,491), „westliche“ (#6,488). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitalter“ bei #6,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Zeitalter (IPA [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaltɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,490 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zeitalter, with forms such as "ezitalter", "zeiatlter", and "zeitaletr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Zeitalters", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Zeitalter, spelled Z-E-I-T-A-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    größerer Abschnitt der Menschheitsgeschichte
  2. 2
    Erdzeitalter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Weil in unserem Zeitalter Informationen eine immer größere Rolle spielen, spricht man von dem so genannten Informationszeitalter.
  2. „Mit der Jastorf-Kultur brach um 600 vor Christus ein neues Zeitalter an, in dem viele Wissenschaftler den ersten nachweislichen Auftritt der Germanen sehen.“

Synonyms

ÄraÄonPeriodeEpoche

This word in other languages

age(English)era(Español)époque(Français)idade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezitalter
  • zeiatlter
  • zeitaletr
  • zeitallter
  • zeitalterr
  • zeitaltre
  • zeitaltter
  • zeitatler
  • zeitlater
  • zeittalter
  • zetialter
  • zietalter
  • zzeitalter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zeitalter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ezitalter2zeiatlter2zeitaletr2zeitallter1zeitalterr1zeitaltre2zeitaltter1zeitatler2
Edit distance from "Zeitalter"

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 "Zeitalter"?
"Zeitalter" is spelled Z-E-I-T-A-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaltɐ].
What does "Zeitalter" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitalter" means: größerer Abschnitt der Menschheitsgeschichte
What words are commonly confused with "Zeitalter"?
"Zeitalter" is commonly confused with "Zeitalters". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zeitalter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitalter" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitalter" come from?
"Zeitalter" 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 "Zeitalter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

westliche#6,488Vermutung#6,483Thüringer#6,475Baustelle#6,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

zwingend13 variantssechsten13 variantspassenden13 variantsnominiert13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list