Zeitmesser

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌmɛsɐ]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌmɛsɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeitmesser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, mit dem man die Zeit messen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitmesser · Zeitmesser · German

Zeitmesser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Zeitmesser
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitmesser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌmɛsɐ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zeitmesser” sits in German frequency

Zeitmesser falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeitmesser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät, mit dem man die Zeit messen kann".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zeitmesser, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zeitmesser, spelled Z-E-I-T-M-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, mit dem man die Zeit messen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Zeitmesser in Dosenform ist wie PHIL MELAS Bisamapfeluhr um 1530 entstanden, also knapp vierzig Jahre später als der Behaim-Globus mit seiner Darstellung der Landes- und Meeresräume in Kugelform.“

Synonyms

Uhr

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zeitmesser"?
"Zeitmesser" is spelled Z-E-I-T-M-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌmɛsɐ].
What does "Zeitmesser" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitmesser" means: Gerät, mit dem man die Zeit messen kann
How do you pronounce "Zeitmesser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitmesser" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌmɛsɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitmesser" come from?
"Zeitmesser" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list