zeitweilig
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“zeitweilig” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #18,131 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #18,131
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nur für eine bestimmte Zeit gültig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zeitweilig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #18,131 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zeitweilig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zeitweilig is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,131 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nur für eine bestimmte Zeit gültig".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for zeitweilig, with forms such as "ezitweilig", "zeitewilig", and "zeittweilig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zeitweilig, spelled Z-E-I-T-W-E-I-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1nur für eine bestimmte Zeit gültig
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ezitweilig,zeitewilig,zeittweilig,zeitweiilg,zeitweilgi,zeitweiligg,zeitweillig,zeitweliig,zeitwielig,zeitwweilig,zeiwteilig,zetiweilig,zietweilig,zietwielig,zzeitweilig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zeitweilig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “zeitweilig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-E-I-T-W-E-I-L-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.