Zeitung
German, noun/ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋ/
Zeitung is spelled Z-E-I-T-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 95 times per million words in written German, the 912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zeitung is a German feminine noun meaning “newspaper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gedrucktes, in kurzen und regelmäßigen Abständen herausgegebenes Nachrichtenmedium; veröffentlicht vor allem…”.
What does Zeitung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenewspaper
- 2
archaicfemininetidings, news
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gedrucktes, in kurzen und regelmäßigen Abständen herausgegebenes Nachrichtenmedium; veröffentlicht vor allem aktuelle Nachrichten 2. Nachricht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zeitung
- Zeitungen plural
- Zg. abbreviation
- Ztg. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zeitung?
- standard /ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋ/
- /ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋk/
- [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zeitung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zeitung in German?
Zeitung appears 95 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).