zeitgenössisch

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“zeitgenössisch” is uncommon German (frequency #66,895 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,895
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus der (heutigen) Zeit stammend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitgenossisch · zeitgenössisch · German

zeitgenössisch · rank #66,895 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,895
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitwert

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitwert (+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 „zeitgenössisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zeitgenössisch
PropertyValue
Headwordzeitgenössisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#66,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zeitgenössisch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitwert“ (#66,896), „Zellkern“ (#66,897), „zahlbar“ (#66,892). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zeitgenössisch“ bei #66,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zeitgenössisch is uncommon German at frequency #66,895 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus der (heutigen) Zeit stammend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zeitgenössisch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zeitgenössisch, spelled Z-E-I-T-G-E-N-Ö-S-S-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der (heutigen) Zeit stammend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In diesem Museum werden Werke von zeitgenössischen Künstlern ausgestellt.
  2. „Das zeitgenössische Irkutsk unterscheidet sich vom sowjetischen sichtbar dadurch, dass die Einseitigkeit der sowjetischen Erinnerung durch eine Vielfalt ersetzt wurde.“

Synonyms

gegenwärtigkontemporär

Antonyms

historischvergangen

This word in other languages

contemporary(English)contemporáneo(Español)contemporain(Français)

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 "zeitgenössisch"?
"zeitgenössisch" is spelled Z-E-I-T-G-E-N-Ö-S-S-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ].
What does "zeitgenössisch" mean?
As an adjective, "zeitgenössisch" means: aus der (heutigen) Zeit stammend
How do you pronounce "zeitgenössisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zeitgenössisch" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zeitgenössisch" come from?
"zeitgenössisch" 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 "zeitgenössisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zimmerpflanzen#66,905Wirtschaftsrat#66,879zurückgelegten#66,913Winterquartier#66,876

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list