zeitgenössisch
\ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ\
The verdict
“zeitgenössisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contemporain.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zeitgenossisch · zeitgenössisch · French
zeitgenössisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zeitgenössisch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zeitgenössisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contemporain.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zeitgenössisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zeitgenössisch, spelled Z-E-I-T-G-E-N-Ö-S-S-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Contemporain.
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.