Papiergeld

[paˈpiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]

/[paˈpiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Papiergeld” is uncommon German (frequency #71,690 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,690
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil einer Währung, der in Form von Geldscheinen verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-papiergeld · Papiergeld · German

Papiergeld · rank #71,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,690
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paddington

Nearest frequency peer: Paddington (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Papiergeld“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Papiergeld“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Papiergeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordPapiergeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈpiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Papiergeld“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Papiergeldfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Paddington“ (#71,689), „Paradieses“ (#71,691), „packend“ (#71,688). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Papiergeld“ bei #71,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Papiergeld is uncommon German at frequency #71,690 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil einer Währung, der in Form von Geldscheinen verwendet wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Papiergeld, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Papiergeld, spelled P-A-P-I-E-R-G-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil einer Währung, der in Form von Geldscheinen verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich nehme sicherheitshalber immer nur ein bisschen Papiergeld mit zum Einkaufen.
  2. „Ich vertrieb mir die Zeit, indem ich den Schreibtisch durchsuchte, allerdings nichts fand außer fünfzig Billionen altes Inflationsgeld, das unser Lieblingswärter sammelte wie jedes andere entwertete Papiergeld.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Papiergeld"?
"Papiergeld" is spelled P-A-P-I-E-R-G-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt].
What does "Papiergeld" mean?
As a noun, "Papiergeld" means: Teil einer Währung, der in Form von Geldscheinen verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Papiergeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Papiergeld" is [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Papiergeld" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Papiergeld", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list