Zifferblatt

[ˈt͡sɪfɐˌblat]

/[ˈt͡sɪfɐˌblat]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zifferblatt” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,920 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,920
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - flacher Teil einer mechanischen Uhr, der sich unter den Zeigern befindet und auf dem oft eine Einteilung für die Minuten und Stunden sowie Zahlen für die Stunden zu sehen sind

Key facts for Zifferblatt
PropertyValue
HeadwordZifferblatt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sɪfɐˌblat]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zifferblatt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Zifferblatt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zifferblatt is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sɪfɐˌblat]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,920 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "flacher Teil einer mechanischen Uhr, der sich unter den Zeigern befindet und auf dem oft eine Einteilung für die Minuten und Stunden sowie Zahlen für die Stunden zu sehen sind".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zifferblatt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zifferblatt, spelled Z-I-F-F-E-R-B-L-A-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    flacher Teil einer mechanischen Uhr, der sich unter den Zeigern befindet und auf dem oft eine Einteilung für die Minuten und Stunden sowie Zahlen für die Stunden zu sehen sind

This word in other languages

clock face(English)esfera(Español)cadran(Français)

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 "Zifferblatt"?
"Zifferblatt" is spelled Z-I-F-F-E-R-B-L-A-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɪfɐˌblat].
What does "Zifferblatt" mean?
As a noun, "Zifferblatt" means: flacher Teil einer mechanischen Uhr, der sich unter den Zeigern befindet und auf dem oft eine Einteilung für die Minuten und Stunden sowie Zahlen für die Stunden zu sehen sind
How do you pronounce "Zifferblatt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zifferblatt" is [ˈt͡sɪfɐˌblat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zifferblatt" come from?
"Zifferblatt" 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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Using “Zifferblatt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-I-F-F-E-R-B-L-A-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡sɪfɐˌblat] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list