Zeitnot

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌnoːt]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌnoːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeitnot” is uncommon German (frequency #92,500 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,500
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bedrängte Lage aufgrund nicht ausreichend zur Verfügung stehender Zeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitnot · Zeitnot · German

Zeitnot · rank #92,500 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,500
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zehnjähriges

Nearest frequency peer: zehnjähriges (-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 „Zeitnot“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeitnot
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitnot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌnoːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,500
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitnot“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zehnjähriges“ (#92,499), „Zierpflanzen“ (#92,503), „Zollbeamte“ (#92,504). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitnot“ bei #92,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeitnot is uncommon German at frequency #92,500 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌnoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zeitnot has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zeitnot, spelled Z-E-I-T-N-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    bedrängte Lage aufgrund nicht ausreichend zur Verfügung stehender Zeit
  2. 2
    Spielphase, in der ein Spieler nur noch über wenig Bedenkzeit verfügt, um seine Züge ausführen zu können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir sollten rechtzeitig mit den Arbeiten beginnen, damit wir nicht in Zeitnot geraten.
  2. Ein Schachspieler, der sich in Zeitnot befindet, muss nach den FIDE-Regeln seine Züge nicht mehr aufschreiben (übliche Festlegung: fünf Minuten bis zur Zeitkontrolle).

Synonyms

ZeitdruckZeitmangel

Antonyms

Zeitreserve

This word in other languages

zeitnot(Français)

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 "Zeitnot"?
"Zeitnot" is spelled Z-E-I-T-N-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌnoːt].
What does "Zeitnot" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitnot" means: bedrängte Lage aufgrund nicht ausreichend zur Verfügung stehender Zeit
How do you pronounce "Zeitnot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitnot" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌnoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitnot" come from?
"Zeitnot" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zeitnot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wählers#92,485wonders#92,482Abflüge#92,529Angelas#92,571

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list