Zeitzeuge
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə]
The verdict
“Zeitzeuge” is uncommon German (frequency #57,590 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,590
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, welche an einem bestimmten (meist historischen) Ereignis persönlich teilgenommen hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeitzeuge · Zeitzeuge · German
Zeitzeuge · rank #57,590 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,590
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zeichensetzung
Nearest frequency peer: Zeichensetzung (-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 „Zeitzeuge“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- yun
yun
42,415 corpus weight
- Zarin
Zarin
42,413 corpus weight
- Zeichensetz…
Zeichensetzung
42,412 corpus weight
- Zeitzeuge
Zeitzeuge
42,411 corpus weight
- Zeitzonen
Zeitzonen
42,410 corpus weight
- zerquetscht
zerquetscht
42,409 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zeitzeuge“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zeitzeuge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #57,590 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitzeuge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zeitzeuge is uncommon German at frequency #57,590 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, welche an einem bestimmten (meist historischen) Ereignis persönlich teilgenommen hat".
Zeitzeuge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zeitzeuge, spelled Z-E-I-T-Z-E-U-G-E.
Definition
- 1Person, welche an einem bestimmten (meist historischen) Ereignis persönlich teilgenommen hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeitzeuge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Berichte von Zeitzeugen sind wichtige historische Quellen.
„Diese Pendelei erzeugt aber nicht nur das Gefühl, ständig Zeitzeuge des Wandels dieser Stadt zu sein, sondern auch einen elenden Entscheidungsdruck.“
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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