counterfeit
[kaʊntəfɪt]
The verdict
“counterfeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fälschung
Corpus desk
Index DE-counterfeit · counterfeit · German
counterfeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | counterfeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʊntəfɪt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „counterfeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
counterfeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʊntəfɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for counterfeit, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is counterfeit, spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-F-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Fälschung
- 2Falschgeld
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how counterfeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The oil painting sold at the auction for more than 5 million dollars turned out to be a counterfeit.
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.