zeitraubend

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t]/ adj

The verdict

“zeitraubend” is uncommon German (frequency #99,370 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,370
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr viel oder zu viel Zeit in Anspruch nehmend, sehr viel oder zu viel Zeit benötigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitraubend · zeitraubend · German

zeitraubend · rank #99,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,370
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitpläne

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitpläne (-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 „zeitraubend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zeitraubend
PropertyValue
Headwordzeitraubend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,370
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zeitraubend“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zeitraubendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitpläne“ (#99,369), „Zellwand“ (#99,371), „Zeitform“ (#99,368). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zeitraubend“ bei #99,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zeitraubend is uncommon German at frequency #99,370 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr viel oder zu viel Zeit in Anspruch nehmend, sehr viel oder zu viel Zeit benötigend".

Zero misspellings are on record for zeitraubend in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zeitraubend, spelled Z-E-I-T-R-A-U-B-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr viel oder zu viel Zeit in Anspruch nehmend, sehr viel oder zu viel Zeit benötigend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Noch dazu musste Cook den schmeichelhaften, aber zeitraubenden Verpflichtungen nachkommen, die seiner wachsenden Berühmtheit geschuldet waren.“
  2. Die Arbeit war sehr zeitraubend.

Antonyms

zeitsparend

This word in other languages

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 "zeitraubend"?
"zeitraubend" is spelled Z-E-I-T-R-A-U-B-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t].
What does "zeitraubend" mean?
As an adjective, "zeitraubend" means: sehr viel oder zu viel Zeit in Anspruch nehmend, sehr viel oder zu viel Zeit benötigend
How do you pronounce "zeitraubend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zeitraubend" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zeitraubend" come from?
"zeitraubend" 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 "zeitraubend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list