Zeitbombe

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌbɔmbə]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌbɔmbə]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeitbombe
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitbombe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌbɔmbə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitbombe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Yankee“ (#53,393), „Zeiträumen“ (#53,395), „zerrissene“ (#53,396). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitbombe“ bei #53,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Bombe, die mit einem Zeitzünder versehen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „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.“
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zeitbombe"?
"Zeitbombe" is spelled Z-E-I-T-B-O-M-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌbɔmbə].
What does "Zeitbombe" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitbombe" means: Bombe, die mit einem Zeitzünder versehen ist
How do you pronounce "Zeitbombe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitbombe" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌbɔmbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitbombe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list