Kassenzettel
[ˈkasn̩ˌt͡sɛtl̩]
The verdict
“Kassenzettel” is uncommon German (frequency #95,798 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,798
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zettel, auf dem sich alle Angaben zur Ware befinden und der als Quittung dient
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kassenzettel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkasn̩ˌt͡sɛtl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #95,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kassenzettel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kassenzettel is uncommon German at frequency #95,798 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkasn̩ˌt͡sɛtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kassenzettel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kassenzettel, spelled K-A-S-S-E-N-Z-E-T-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1Zettel, auf dem sich alle Angaben zur Ware befinden und der als Quittung dient
- 2Quittung, die von einer Kasse ausgedruckt wird
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Kassenzettel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-S-S-E-N-Z-E-T-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkasn̩ˌt͡sɛtl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.