zeitweiligen

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“zeitweiligen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,881 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,881
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitweiligen · zeitweiligen · German

zeitweiligen · rank #55,881 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,881
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zeitlosen

Nearest frequency peer: zeitlosen (-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 „zeitweiligen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zeitweiligen
PropertyValue
Headwordzeitweiligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,881
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zeitweiligen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zeitlosen“ (#55,880), „Zerrissenheit“ (#55,882), „Zeitenwende“ (#55,879). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zeitweiligen“ bei #55,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zeitweiligen is uncommon German at frequency #55,881 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

zeitweiligen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zeitweiligen, spelled Z-E-I-T-W-E-I-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig

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 "zeitweiligen"?
"zeitweiligen" is spelled Z-E-I-T-W-E-I-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩].
What does "zeitweiligen" mean?
As an adjective, "zeitweiligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zeitweilig
How do you pronounce "zeitweiligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zeitweiligen" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tvaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zeitweiligen" come from?
"zeitweiligen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list