Geldstück

[ˈɡɛltˌʃtʏk]

/[ˈɡɛltˌʃtʏk]/ noun

The verdict

“Geldstück” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stück Metall, das einen bestimmten Wert hat und mit dem man daher etwas bezahlen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-geldstuck · Geldstück · German

Geldstück · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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.

Key facts for Geldstück
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeldstück
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɛltˌʃtʏk]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Geldstück” sits in German frequency

Geldstückranks outside the top 100,000 German headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geldstück is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛltˌʃtʏk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stück Metall, das einen bestimmten Wert hat und mit dem man daher etwas bezahlen kann".

No misspelling variants are generated for Geldstück in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geldstück, spelled G-E-L-D-S-T-Ü-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stück Metall, das einen bestimmten Wert hat und mit dem man daher etwas bezahlen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Geldstück appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich habe leider nur noch ein paar kleine Geldstücke bei mir.
  2. Geldstücke haben meistens einen geringeren Wert als Geldscheine.

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This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geldstück"?
"Geldstück" is spelled G-E-L-D-S-T-Ü-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɛltˌʃtʏk].
What does "Geldstück" mean?
As a noun, "Geldstück" means: Stück Metall, das einen bestimmten Wert hat und mit dem man daher etwas bezahlen kann
How do you pronounce "Geldstück"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geldstück" is [ˈɡɛltˌʃtʏk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geldstück" come from?
"Geldstück" 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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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