Zeitbombe
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌbɔmbə]
The verdict
“Zeitbombe” is uncommon German (frequency #53,394 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,394
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bombe, die mit einem Zeitzünder versehen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeitbombe · Zeitbombe · German
Zeitbombe · rank #53,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,394
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Yankee
Nearest frequency peer: Yankee (-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 „Zeitbombe“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Wolkendecke
Wolkendecke
46,610 corpus weight
- Yankee
Yankee
46,608 corpus weight
- Zeitbombe
Zeitbombe
46,607 corpus weight
- Zeiträumen
Zeiträumen
46,606 corpus weight
- zerrissene
zerrissene
46,605 corpus weight
- zorniger
zorniger
46,603 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zeitbombe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zeitbombe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌbɔmbə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitbombe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zeitbombe is uncommon German at frequency #53,394 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌbɔmbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bombe, die mit einem Zeitzünder versehen ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Zeitbombe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zeitbombe, spelled Z-E-I-T-B-O-M-B-E.
Definition
- 1Bombe, die mit einem Zeitzünder versehen ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeitbombe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da Hitler bekanntlich abends vor jedem Jahrestag seines gescheiterten Putschversuchs vom 9. November 1923 im Münchner Bürgerbräukeller eine Rede hielt, beschloss Elser, in die Säule direkt hinter dem Rednerpult eine Zeitbombe einzubauen.“
„Weniger bekannt ist ein am 8. Dezember 1920 im rumänischen Senat verübtes Attentat mit einer Zeitbombe.“
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.
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