Impfschein

[ˈɪmp͡fˌʃaɪ̯n]

/[ˈɪmp͡fˌʃaɪ̯n]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persönliches Dokument, in das erhaltene Impfungen eingetragen werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-impfschein · Impfschein · German

Impfschein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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 Impfschein
PropertyValue
HeadwordImpfschein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪmp͡fˌʃaɪ̯n]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Impfschein“ im Deutschen

Impfscheinschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Impfschein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪmp͡fˌʃaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "persönliches Dokument, in das erhaltene Impfungen eingetragen werden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Impfschein in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Impfschein, spelled I-M-P-F-S-C-H-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    persönliches Dokument, in das erhaltene Impfungen eingetragen werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Spanien, Portugal und Griechenland erklärten die Bundesrepublik zum Pockengebiet, nur Deutsche mit Impfschein durften einreisen.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Impfschein"?
"Impfschein" is spelled I-M-P-F-S-C-H-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪmp͡fˌʃaɪ̯n].
What does "Impfschein" mean?
As a noun, "Impfschein" means: persönliches Dokument, in das erhaltene Impfungen eingetragen werden
How do you pronounce "Impfschein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Impfschein" is [ˈɪmp͡fˌʃaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Impfschein" come from?
"Impfschein" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list