Zeitform

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌfɔʁm]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌfɔʁm]/ noun

The verdict

“Zeitform” is an uncommon German word, ranked #99,368 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#99,368
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Form des Verbs, mit der eine der Zeitstufen ausgedrückt wird

Key facts for Zeitform
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitform
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌfɔʁm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,368
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zeitform” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Zeitform lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zeitform is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌfɔʁm]. Corpus data places it at rank #99,368 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Form des Verbs, mit der eine der Zeitstufen ausgedrückt wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Zeitform in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zeitform, spelled Z-E-I-T-F-O-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Form des Verbs, mit der eine der Zeitstufen ausgedrückt wird

Synonyms

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 "Zeitform"?
"Zeitform" is spelled Z-E-I-T-F-O-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌfɔʁm].
What does "Zeitform" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitform" means: Form des Verbs, mit der eine der Zeitstufen ausgedrückt wird
How do you pronounce "Zeitform"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitform" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌfɔʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitform" come from?
"Zeitform" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Zeitform”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-E-I-T-F-O-R-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌfɔʁm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list