Geldwäscherei
German, noun/ˈɡɛltvɛʃəˌʁaɪ̯/
Geldwäscherei is spelled G-E-L-D-W-Ä-S-C-H-E-R-E-I (13 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geldwäscherei is a German feminine noun meaning “money laundering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(wiederholte) Handlung, Geldwäsche zu vollziehen; Legalisierung gesetzwidrig erworbenen Geldes”.
What does Geldwäscherei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemoney laundering
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (wiederholte) Handlung, Geldwäsche zu vollziehen; Legalisierung gesetzwidrig erworbenen Geldes
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 Geldwäscherei
- Geldwäschereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geldwäscherei?
- /ˈɡɛltvɛʃəˌʁaɪ̯/
- [ˈɡɛltvɛʃəˌʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geldwäscherei in German?
Geldwäscherei appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).