jetzt
/jɛʦt/
The verdict
“jetzt” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - já, agora; neste momento
Corpus desk
Index PT-jetzt · jetzt · Portuguese
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 | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /jɛʦt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “jetzt” em português
Rare enough to double-check
jetzt is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /jɛʦt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "já, agora; neste momento".
jetzt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is jetzt, spelled J-E-T-Z-T.
Definition
- 1já, agora; neste momento
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jetzt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe jetzt keine Zeit.
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.