Zeiteinheit

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeiteinheit” is uncommon German (frequency #78,785 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,785
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - physikalische Einheit, in der die Zeit gemessen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeiteinheit · Zeiteinheit · German

Zeiteinheit · rank #78,785 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,785
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zartheit

Nearest frequency peer: Zartheit (-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 „Zeiteinheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeiteinheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeiteinheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,785
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeiteinheit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zeiteinheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zartheit“ (#78,784), „Zeltes“ (#78,786), „Zahnfee“ (#78,783). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeiteinheit“ bei #78,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeiteinheit is uncommon German at frequency #78,785 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "physikalische Einheit, in der die Zeit gemessen wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zeiteinheit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zeiteinheit, spelled Z-E-I-T-E-I-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    physikalische Einheit, in der die Zeit gemessen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Lichtfuß als Zeiteinheit ist in Anlehnung an das in der Astronomie als Längeneinheit übliche Lichtjahr zu sehen.

Antonyms

LängeneinheitMasseneinheit

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 "Zeiteinheit"?
"Zeiteinheit" is spelled Z-E-I-T-E-I-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t].
What does "Zeiteinheit" mean?
As a noun, "Zeiteinheit" means: physikalische Einheit, in der die Zeit gemessen wird
How do you pronounce "Zeiteinheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeiteinheit" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeiteinheit" come from?
"Zeiteinheit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list