Zeitlimit

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌlɪmɪt]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌlɪmɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeitlimit” is uncommon German (frequency #65,909 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,909
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - minimale oder maximale zeitliche Grenze für eine Aufgabe oder Ähnliches

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitlimit · Zeitlimit · German

Zeitlimit · rank #65,909 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,909
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitgefühl

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitgefühl (-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 „Zeitlimit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeitlimit
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitlimit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌlɪmɪt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,909
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitlimit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitgefühl“ (#65,908), „zerschlug“ (#65,911), „zahnärztlichen“ (#65,906). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitlimit“ bei #65,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeitlimit is uncommon German at frequency #65,909 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌlɪmɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "minimale oder maximale zeitliche Grenze für eine Aufgabe oder Ähnliches".

Zeitlimit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zeitlimit, spelled Z-E-I-T-L-I-M-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    minimale oder maximale zeitliche Grenze für eine Aufgabe oder Ähnliches

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Zeitlimit für die Aufgabe beträgt 5 Minuten.
  2. „Die Aussicht, als Alterspräsident ohne Zeitlimit im Bundestag sprechen zu können, gefällt dem gebürtigen Berliner.“

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 "Zeitlimit"?
"Zeitlimit" is spelled Z-E-I-T-L-I-M-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌlɪmɪt].
What does "Zeitlimit" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitlimit" means: minimale oder maximale zeitliche Grenze für eine Aufgabe oder Ähnliches
How do you pronounce "Zeitlimit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitlimit" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌlɪmɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitlimit" come from?
"Zeitlimit" 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 "Zeitlimit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zerschlug#65,911zugesteht#65,919zyklische#65,929übersandt#65,933

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list