Zeitzonen

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tt͡soːnən]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯tt͡soːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeitzonen” is uncommon German (frequency #57,591 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,591
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zeitzone

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeitzonen · Zeitzonen · German

Zeitzonen · rank #57,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,591
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitzeuge

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitzeuge (-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 „Zeitzonen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeitzonen
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitzonen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯tt͡soːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitzonen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitzeuge“ (#57,590), „zerquetscht“ (#57,592), „Zeichensetzung“ (#57,589). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeitzonen“ bei #57,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeitzonen is uncommon German at frequency #57,591 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tt͡soːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zeitzonen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Zeitzonen, spelled Z-E-I-T-Z-O-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zeitzone
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Zeitzone
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zeitzone
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Zeitzone

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 "Zeitzonen"?
"Zeitzonen" is spelled Z-E-I-T-Z-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tt͡soːnən].
What does "Zeitzonen" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitzonen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zeitzone
How do you pronounce "Zeitzonen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitzonen" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tt͡soːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitzonen" come from?
"Zeitzonen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zeitzeuge#57,590Wohnblock#57,584Wikimedia#57,575wichtigem#57,571

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list