Zeitmaß
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌmaːs]
The verdict
“Zeitmaß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - (genormte) Einheit, mit der ein Zeitraum angegeben wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeitma · Zeitmaß · German
Zeitmaß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zeitmaß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌmaːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zeitmaß” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zeitmaß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌmaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Zeitmaß in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zeitmaß, spelled Z-E-I-T-M-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1(genormte) Einheit, mit der ein Zeitraum angegeben wird
- 2Vorgabe in der Form Ereignis pro Zeitraum (zum Beispiel Musiknote/Ton pro Minute)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeitmaß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Minute ist ein Zeitmaß.
120 Viertelnoten pro Minute ist ein Zeitmaß, bei dem ein 4/4-Takt 2 Sekunden dauert.
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