jetzt
\jɛt͡st\
The verdict
“jetzt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maintenant, alors, tout à l’heure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jetzt · jetzt · French
jetzt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jetzt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \jɛt͡st\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jetzt » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jetzt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \jɛt͡st\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
jetzt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is jetzt, spelled J-E-T-Z-T.
Definition
- 1Maintenant, alors, tout à l’heure.
- 2De nos jours.
- 3Maintenant, impliquant un changement.
- 4Adverbe pour intensifier ce que l’on dit:
- 5bis jetzt: Jusqu' à présent, jusqu' ici.
- 6ab jetzt: Désormais, à partir de maintenant.
- 7erst jetzt: Que maintenant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jetzt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
gerade jetzt
Jetzt gehe ich los.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.