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zeitnot

/ˈzaɪt.nət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zeit-not
IPA
/ˈzaɪt.nət/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitnot (literally “need of time”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

zeitnots (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zeitnot?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzaɪt.nət/.
What does zeitnot mean?
time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves
Where does zeitnot come from?
Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitnot (literally “need of time”).

How to pronounce zeitnot

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈzaɪt.nət/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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