Zeitstempel

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtɛmpl̩]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtɛmpl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeitstempel” is uncommon German (frequency #71,020 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,020
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Markierung, um einem Ereignis einen eindeutigen Zeitpunkt zuordnen zu können

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitstempel · Zeitstempel · German

Zeitstempel · rank #71,020 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,020
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zane

Nearest frequency peer: Zane (-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 „Zeitstempel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeitstempel
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitstempel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtɛmpl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitstempel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zane“ (#71,019), „zeugten“ (#71,021), „Zielerreichung“ (#71,022). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitstempel“ bei #71,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeitstempel is uncommon German at frequency #71,020 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtɛmpl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Markierung, um einem Ereignis einen eindeutigen Zeitpunkt zuordnen zu können".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zeitstempel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zeitstempel, spelled Z-E-I-T-S-T-E-M-P-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Markierung, um einem Ereignis einen eindeutigen Zeitpunkt zuordnen zu können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine vorgeschlagene Alternative ist tlsdate, das sich den Zeitstempel einfach aus verschlüsselten Paketen holt, da diese immer mit einer Zeit versehen sein müssen.“
  2. „Laut Zeitstempel ist die Aufnahme am vergangenen Samstagabend entstanden, zwei Tage nach dem Zwischenfall nahe der umkämpften ostukrainischen Stadt Donezk.“

This word in other languages

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zeitstempel"?
"Zeitstempel" is spelled Z-E-I-T-S-T-E-M-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtɛmpl̩].
What does "Zeitstempel" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitstempel" means: Markierung, um einem Ereignis einen eindeutigen Zeitpunkt zuordnen zu können
How do you pronounce "Zeitstempel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitstempel" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtɛmpl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitstempel" come from?
"Zeitstempel" 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 "Zeitstempel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list