how to pronounce zeitgeist

/ˈtsai̯tɡai̯st/

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the above transcription of zeitgeist is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

zeitgeist is pronounced in two syllables

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example pitch curve for pronunciation of zeitgeist

tsaitɡaist

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An example use of zeitgeist in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… gucken wie geht der zeitgeist was wollen …”

meanings of zeitgeist

noun:

  1. Spirit of the age; zeitgeist.

zeitgeist frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word zeitgeist occurs in german on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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