Zeitschaltuhr
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃaltʔuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Zeitschaltuhr” is uncommon German (frequency #96,557 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,557
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uhr, die einen elektrischen Kontakt zu einer beliebig eingestellten Zeit ein- oder ausschaltet, um bestimmte Vorgänge zu automatisieren
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zeitschaltuhr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃaltʔuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #96,557 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zeitschaltuhr” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zeitschaltuhr is uncommon German at frequency #96,557 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃaltʔuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Uhr, die einen elektrischen Kontakt zu einer beliebig eingestellten Zeit ein- oder ausschaltet, um bestimmte Vorgänge zu automatisieren".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zeitschaltuhr, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zeitschaltuhr, spelled Z-E-I-T-S-C-H-A-L-T-U-H-R.
Definition
- 1Uhr, die einen elektrischen Kontakt zu einer beliebig eingestellten Zeit ein- oder ausschaltet, um bestimmte Vorgänge zu automatisieren
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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.
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Using “Zeitschaltuhr”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-E-I-T-S-C-H-A-L-T-U-H-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃaltʔuːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.