zeitlos
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌloːs]
The verdict
“zeitlos” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,033 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #28,033
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht einer bestimmten Mode oder Epoche unterliegend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zeitlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌloːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zeitlos” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zeitlos is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌloːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,033 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nicht einer bestimmten Mode oder Epoche unterliegend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zeitlos, with forms such as "ezitlos", "zeiltos", and "zeitllos". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zeitlose", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zeitlos, spelled Z-E-I-T-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1nicht einer bestimmten Mode oder Epoche unterliegend
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ezitlos,zeiltos,zeitllos,zeitloss,zeitlso,zeitols,zeittlos,zetilos,zietlos,zzeitlos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zeitlos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “zeitlos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-E-I-T-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌloːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “zeitlose” - see the side-by-side comparison. zeitlos vs zeitlose
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.