Zeitpunkt

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌpʊŋkt]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌpʊŋkt]/ noun

The verdict

“Zeitpunkt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,190
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitspanne von kurzer Dauer

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitpunkt · Zeitpunkt · German

Zeitpunkt · rank #1,190 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,190
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sicht

Nearest frequency peer: Sicht (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zeitpunkt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Zeitpunkt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Zeitpunkt vs Zeitpunkten
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Zeitpunkt
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitpunkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌpʊŋkt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,190
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zeitpunkt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zeitpunktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sicht“ (#1,189), „Anzahl“ (#1,191), „schneller“ (#1,188). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitpunkt“ bei #1,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Zeitpunkt (IPA [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌpʊŋkt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,190 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zeitpunkt, with forms such as "ezitpunkt", "zeiptunkt", and "zeitpnukt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Zeitpunkten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Zeitpunkt, spelled Z-E-I-T-P-U-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitspanne von kurzer Dauer
  2. 2
    Zeit, wann etwas geschieht oder geschehen soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Damit war der Zeitpunkt gekommen, sich zur Prüfung anzumelden.
  2. „Zu diesem Zeitpunkt wurde sie zwangsläufig zu einer nationalen und internationalen Figur.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezitpunkt
  • zeiptunkt
  • zeitpnukt
  • zeitppunkt
  • zeitpuknt
  • zeitpunkkt
  • zeitpunktt
  • zeitpunnkt
  • zeitpuntk
  • zeittpunkt
  • zeitupnkt
  • zetipunkt
  • zietpunkt
  • zzeitpunkt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zeitpunkt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ezitpunkt2zeiptunkt2zeitpnukt2zeitppunkt1zeitpuknt2zeitpunkkt1zeitpunktt1zeitpunnkt1
Edit distance from "Zeitpunkt"

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 "Zeitpunkt"?
"Zeitpunkt" is spelled Z-E-I-T-P-U-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌpʊŋkt].
What does "Zeitpunkt" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitpunkt" means: Zeitspanne von kurzer Dauer
What words are commonly confused with "Zeitpunkt"?
"Zeitpunkt" is commonly confused with "Zeitpunkten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zeitpunkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitpunkt" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌpʊŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitpunkt" come from?
"Zeitpunkt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list