Zeitenwende
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tn̩ˌvɛndə]
The verdict
“Zeitenwende” is uncommon German (frequency #55,879 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,879
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Übergang/die Wende von einem für wesentlich erachteten Zeitabschnitt (Ära, Epoche, Jahrtausend, Säkulum) zum nächsten
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeitenwende · Zeitenwende · German
Zeitenwende · rank #55,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,879
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zeitangabe
Nearest frequency peer: Zeitangabe (-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 „Zeitenwende“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Währungsref…
Währungsreform
44,125 corpus weight
- Zeitangabe
Zeitangabe
44,123 corpus weight
- Zeitenwende
Zeitenwende
44,122 corpus weight
- zeitlosen
zeitlosen
44,121 corpus weight
- zeitweiligen
zeitweiligen
44,120 corpus weight
- Zerrissenhe…
Zerrissenheit
44,119 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zeitenwende“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zeitenwende |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tn̩ˌvɛndə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #55,879 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitenwende“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zeitenwende is uncommon German at frequency #55,879 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tn̩ˌvɛndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Zeitenwende in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Zeitenwende, spelled Z-E-I-T-E-N-W-E-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1der Übergang/die Wende von einem für wesentlich erachteten Zeitabschnitt (Ära, Epoche, Jahrtausend, Säkulum) zum nächsten
- 2Beginn der christlichen Zeitrechnung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeitenwende appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Paläontologen knackten immer mehr Konkretionen und fanden auch Schädel von Säugern der frühesten Generation, direkt nach der geologischen Zeitenwende.“
„Der reich ausgestattete Band präsentiert nicht nur die Funde aus dem Römerlager und Außenposten, die teilweise bereits restauriert wurden, sondern bettet die Funde auch in die römisch-germanische Geschichte der Zeitenwende ein.“
Synonyms
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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