zeitgemäß
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌmɛːs]
The verdict
“zeitgemäß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer bestimmten (der heutigen) Zeit gemäß/entsprechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeitgema · zeitgemäß · German
zeitgemäß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zeitgemäß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌmɛːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zeitgemäß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zeitgemäß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌmɛːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einer bestimmten (der heutigen) Zeit gemäß/entsprechend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zeitgemäß, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 zeitgemäß, spelled Z-E-I-T-G-E-M-Ä-S-S.
Definition
- 1einer bestimmten (der heutigen) Zeit gemäß/entsprechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zeitgemäß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie hat keine Ahnung von zeitgemäßer Mode.
„Ist die Ehe noch eine zeitgemäße Lebensweise?“
Antonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.