Zeitnot
\ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌnoːt\
The verdict
“Zeitnot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manque de temps, ou situation correspondante.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zeitnot · Zeitnot · French
Zeitnot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Zeitnot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌnoːt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Zeitnot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Zeitnot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌnoːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Zeitnot in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Zeitnot, spelled Z-E-I-T-N-O-T.
Definition
- 1Manque de temps, ou situation correspondante.
- 2Situation aux échecs où le joueur est pressé par le chronomètre et manque de temps pour réfléchir : zeitnot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeitnot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir müssen unter steter Zeitnot arbeiten.
Man erkennt auf den ersten Blick, dass der Bericht auf die Schnelle, unter Zeitnot verfasst wurde.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.