Geldschein

[ˈɡɛltˌʃaɪ̯n]

/[ˈɡɛltˌʃaɪ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geldschein” is an uncommon German word, ranked #68,260 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#68,260
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Papiergeld; Schein, der als Zahlungsmittel verwendet wird oder wurde

Key facts for Geldschein
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeldschein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɛltˌʃaɪ̯n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,260
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geldschein” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Geldschein lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Geldschein is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡɛltˌʃaɪ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,260 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Papiergeld; Schein, der als Zahlungsmittel verwendet wird oder wurde".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Geldschein, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geldschein, spelled G-E-L-D-S-C-H-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Papiergeld; Schein, der als Zahlungsmittel verwendet wird oder wurde

Synonyms

BanknotePapiergeldSchein

Antonyms

GeldmünzeHartgeldMünzeMünzgeldFalschgeldSpielgeldBlüte

This word in other languages

banknote(English)billete(Español)billet de banque(Français)nota(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geldschein"?
"Geldschein" is spelled G-E-L-D-S-C-H-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛltˌʃaɪ̯n].
What does "Geldschein" mean?
As a noun, "Geldschein" means: Papiergeld; Schein, der als Zahlungsmittel verwendet wird oder wurde
How do you pronounce "Geldschein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geldschein" is [ˈɡɛltˌʃaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geldschein" come from?
"Geldschein" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Geldschein”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-L-D-S-C-H-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡɛltˌʃaɪ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list