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Bitcoin

German, noun/ˈbɪtˌkɔɪ̯n/

Bitcoin is spelled B-I-T-C-O-I-N (7 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bitcoin is a German feminine noun meaning “bitcoin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “digitales Zahlungssystem und Geldeinheit, bei der Geld nicht wie herkömmlich von einer Zentralbank geschöpft…”.

What does Bitcoin mean in English?

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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. digitales Zahlungssystem und Geldeinheit, bei der Geld nicht wie herkömmlich von einer Zentralbank geschöpft wird, sondern durch sogenanntes Mining

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Bitcoin

  • Bitcoins genitive
  • ₿ symbol

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Bitcoin?

  • /ˈbɪtˌkɔɪ̯n/
  • [ˈbɪtˌkɔɪ̯n]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Bitcoin

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Bitcoin in German?

Bitcoin appears 11 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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