Zeitverlauf

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeitverlauf” is uncommon German (frequency #87,301 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,301
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verlauf der Zeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitverlauf · Zeitverlauf · German

Zeitverlauf · rank #87,301 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,301
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitstrafe

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitstrafe (-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 „Zeitverlauf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeitverlauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitverlauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,301
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitverlauf“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zeitverlauffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitstrafe“ (#87,300), „zelebrierte“ (#87,302), „Zentralverwaltung“ (#87,304). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitverlauf“ bei #87,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeitverlauf is uncommon German at frequency #87,301 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verlauf der Zeit".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zeitverlauf, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zeitverlauf, spelled Z-E-I-T-V-E-R-L-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verlauf der Zeit

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 "Zeitverlauf"?
"Zeitverlauf" is spelled Z-E-I-T-V-E-R-L-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f].
What does "Zeitverlauf" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitverlauf" means: Verlauf der Zeit
How do you pronounce "Zeitverlauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitverlauf" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitverlauf" come from?
"Zeitverlauf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zeitverlauf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zelebrierte#87,302Ziegenmilch#87,309zurücknimmt#87,317Weltrekorde#87,283

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list