Zeitung

\ˈʦaɪ̯tʊŋ\

/\ˈʦaɪ̯tʊŋ\/ noun

The verdict

“Zeitung” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,433
frequency rank, French
240
“Z” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Journal, dans le sens d'une feuille quotidienne ou périodique donnant les nouvelles, établie par un organe de presse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zeitung · Zeitung · French

Zeitung · rank #30,433 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,433
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 240
  • PHOTO-FINISH youtubeurs

Nearest frequency peer: youtubeurs (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Zeitung »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Zeitung » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeitung
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeitung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈʦaɪ̯tʊŋ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,433
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Zeitung »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Zeitungse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « youtubeurs » (#30,432), « zèbre » (#30,434), « willow » (#30,431). Parmi 240 lemmes en « Z », « Zeitung » est au #30,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Zeitung (IPA \ˈʦaɪ̯tʊŋ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,433 among 240 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Journal, dans le sens d'une feuille quotidienne ou périodique donnant les nouvelles, établie par un organe de presse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zeitung, with forms such as "ezitung", "zeitnug", and "zeittung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Zeitung, spelled Z-E-I-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Journal, dans le sens d'une feuille quotidienne ou périodique donnant les nouvelles, établie par un organe de presse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zeitung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich lese wenig Zeitung.
  2. Die Schwester kam. Der Kommissär ließ die anderen Zeitschriften hinaustragen. - «Die nicht?» fragte die Schwester und wies auf die Zeitung, die auf Bärlachs Bett lag. - «Nein, die nicht», sagte der Alte.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezitung
  • zeitnug
  • zeittung
  • zeitugn
  • zeitungg
  • zeitunng
  • zeiutng
  • zetiung
  • zietung
  • zzeitung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zeitung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ezitung2zeitnug2zeittung1zeitugn2zeitungg1zeitunng1zeiutng2zetiung2
Edit distance from "Zeitung"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zeitung"?
"Zeitung" is spelled Z-E-I-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʦaɪ̯tʊŋ\.
What does "Zeitung" mean?
As a noun, "Zeitung" means: Journal, dans le sens d'une feuille quotidienne ou périodique donnant les nouvelles, établie par un organe de presse.
What are common misspellings of "Zeitung"?
Common misspellings include "ezitung", "zeitnug", "zeittung", "zeitugn", "zeitungg". The correct spelling is "Zeitung".
How do you pronounce "Zeitung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeitung" is \ˈʦaɪ̯tʊŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeitung" come from?
"Zeitung" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list