Zeitkapsel
German, noun/ˈt͡saɪ̯tkapsl̩/
Zeitkapsel is spelled Z-E-I-T-K-A-P-S-E-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zeitkapsel is a German feminine noun meaning “time capsule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Behältnis, das der Aufbewahrung von Gegenständen über einen meist längeren Zeitraum dient und erst nach…”.
What does Zeitkapsel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetime capsule
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Behältnis, das der Aufbewahrung von Gegenständen über einen meist längeren Zeitraum dient und erst nach Ablauf dieser Zeit geöffnet werden darf
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zeitkapsel
- Zeitkapseln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zeitkapsel?
- /ˈt͡saɪ̯tkapsl̩/
- [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌkapsl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zeitkapsel in German?
Zeitkapsel appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).