Zeitnehmer
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌneːmɐ]
The verdict
“Zeitnehmer” 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) - Person, die die Zeit stoppt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeitnehmer · Zeitnehmer · German
Zeitnehmer · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zeitnehmer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌneːmɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitnehmer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zeitnehmer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌneːmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zeitnehmer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zeitnehmer, spelled Z-E-I-T-N-E-H-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die die Zeit stoppt
- 2Person, die die Zeit ermittelt, die zur Bearbeitung eines Werkstückes benötigt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zeitnehmer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ach, da kommt doch der Zeitnehmer zu spät.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.