Zeiterfassung

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔɛɐ̯ˌfasʊŋ]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔɛɐ̯ˌfasʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeiterfassung” is uncommon German (frequency #82,383 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,383
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufzeichnung von Zeiträumen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeiterfassung · Zeiterfassung · German

Zeiterfassung · rank #82,383 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,383
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeiteinteilung

Nearest frequency peer: Zeiteinteilung (-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 „Zeiterfassung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeiterfassung
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeiterfassung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔɛɐ̯ˌfasʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#82,383
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeiterfassung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeiteinteilung“ (#82,382), „Zauberspruch“ (#82,381), „zerknirscht“ (#82,387). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeiterfassung“ bei #82,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeiterfassung is uncommon German at frequency #82,383 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔɛɐ̯ˌfasʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aufzeichnung von Zeiträumen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zeiterfassung, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zeiterfassung, spelled Z-E-I-T-E-R-F-A-S-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufzeichnung von Zeiträumen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine spanische Gewerkschaft hatte geklagt, weil sie für Angestellte der Deutschen Bank in Spanien eine Zeiterfassung erstreiten wollte.“
  2. „Beschäftigte können durch die exakte Zeiterfassung ihren Einsatz nachweisen-ist er überdurchschnittlich, kann das ein überzeugendes Argument zum Beispiel bei Gehaltsverhandlungen sein.“

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 "Zeiterfassung"?
"Zeiterfassung" is spelled Z-E-I-T-E-R-F-A-S-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔɛɐ̯ˌfasʊŋ].
What does "Zeiterfassung" mean?
As a noun, "Zeiterfassung" means: Aufzeichnung von Zeiträumen
How do you pronounce "Zeiterfassung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeiterfassung" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʔɛɐ̯ˌfasʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeiterfassung" come from?
"Zeiterfassung" 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 "Zeiterfassung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list