Zeitstrafe

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtʁaːfə]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtʁaːfə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeitstrafe” is uncommon German (frequency #87,300 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,300
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zeitliche Strafe bei Regelverstößen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitstrafe · Zeitstrafe · German

Zeitstrafe · rank #87,300 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,300
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitverlauf

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitverlauf (+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 „Zeitstrafe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeitstrafe
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitstrafe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtʁaːfə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitstrafe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitverlauf“ (#87,301), „zelebrierte“ (#87,302), „Zentralverwaltung“ (#87,304). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitstrafe“ bei #87,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeitstrafe is uncommon German at frequency #87,300 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtʁaːfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zeitstrafe, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zeitstrafe, spelled Z-E-I-T-S-T-R-A-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zeitliche Strafe bei Regelverstößen
  2. 2
    Haftstrafe, die für einen bestimmten Zeitraum verhängt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Handballspieler saß eine zweiminütige Zeitstrafe ab.
  2. Das Gericht verhängte eine Zeitstrafe.

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 "Zeitstrafe"?
"Zeitstrafe" is spelled Z-E-I-T-S-T-R-A-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtʁaːfə].
What does "Zeitstrafe" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitstrafe" means: zeitliche Strafe bei Regelverstößen
How do you pronounce "Zeitstrafe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitstrafe" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌʃtʁaːfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitstrafe" come from?
"Zeitstrafe" 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 "Zeitstrafe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zigtausend#87,310zuvorderst#87,322zwitschert#87,327Wasserwege#87,272

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list