Geldwäscher
[ˈɡɛltˌvɛʃɐ]
The verdict
“Geldwäscher” 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) - jemand, der Geld mit illegaler Herkunft in den legalen Wirtschaftskreislauf einschleust
Corpus desk
Index DE-geldwascher · Geldwäscher · German
Geldwäscher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geldwäscher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛltˌvɛʃɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geldwäscher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geldwäscher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛltˌvɛʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der Geld mit illegaler Herkunft in den legalen Wirtschaftskreislauf einschleust".
Zero misspellings are on record for Geldwäscher in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Geldwäscher, spelled G-E-L-D-W-Ä-S-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der Geld mit illegaler Herkunft in den legalen Wirtschaftskreislauf einschleust
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Geldwäscher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Doch Insider versichern, dass der kleine heimische Markt für Geldwäscher kein Paradies wie London ist.“
„Die Besorgnis um die Anleger, die bei dieser Art der Investition per se ein hohes Risiko eingehen, und das Streben, von den Finanzplattformen Geldwäscher und Betrüger fernzuhalten, haben einen Gesetzeskoloss entstehen lassen, der nun seine Praxistauglichkeit beweisen muss.“
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.