zeitgenössischer

Name: zeitgenössischer, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃɐ]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“zeitgenössischer” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,850. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,850
frequency rank, German: 1,996
“Z” headwords: 24
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitgenössisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitgenossischer · zeitgenössischer · German

zeitgenössischer · rank #25,850 · 24 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #25,850
LEN-MEGA 16 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 24 variants
BOOK-MID 1,996
PHOTO-FINISH Zauberei

Nearest frequency peer: Zauberei (-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.

wütenden

74,154
Yard

74,153
Zauberei

74,152
zeitgenössi…

74,151
ziert

74,150
zurückgebli…

74,149

What this shows „zeitgenössischer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zeitgenössischer vs zeitgenössische

94% similar

zeitgenössischer vs zeitgenössischen

94% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zeitgenössischer
Property	Value
Headword	zeitgenössischer
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃɐ]
Letters	16
Frequency rank	#25,850
Misspellings tracked	24
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zeitgenössischer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zeitgenössischerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#25,850

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zauberei“ (#25,849), „ziert“ (#25,851), „Yard“ (#25,848). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zeitgenössischer“ bei #25,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around zeitgenössischer (IPA [ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,850 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for zeitgenössischer, with forms such as "ezitgenössischer", "zeigtenössischer", and "zeitegnössischer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zeitgenössische", "zeitgenössischen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 zeitgenössischer, spelled Z-E-I-T-G-E-N-Ö-S-S-I-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitgenössisch
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitgenössisch
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitgenössisch
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitgenössisch
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitgenössisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ezitgenössischer
zeigtenössischer
zeitegnössischer
zeitgennössischer
zeitgensösischer
zeitgenösischer
zeitgenösisscher
zeitgenössicsher
zeitgenössisccher
zeitgenössiscehr
zeitgenössischerr
zeitgenössischher
zeitgenössischre
zeitgenössishcer
zeitgenössisscher
zeitgenösssicher
zeitgenößischer
zeitgeönssischer
zeitggenössischer
zeitgneössischer
zeittgenössischer
zetigenössischer
zietgenössischer
zzeitgenössischer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zeitgenössischer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "zeitgenössischer"

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 "zeitgenössischer"?

"zeitgenössischer" is spelled Z-E-I-T-G-E-N-Ö-S-S-I-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃɐ].

What does "zeitgenössischer" mean?

As an adjective, "zeitgenössischer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitgenössisch

What words are commonly confused with "zeitgenössischer"?

"zeitgenössischer" is commonly confused with "zeitgenössische", "zeitgenössischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "zeitgenössischer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zeitgenössischer" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "zeitgenössischer" come from?

"zeitgenössischer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zeitgenössischer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

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