Papierschnitzel
German, noun[paˈpiːɐ̯ˌʃnɪt͡sl̩]
Papierschnitzel is spelled P-A-P-I-E-R-S-C-H-N-I-T-Z-E-L (15 letters) and appears about once in every 74 million words in written German, the 535,730th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papierschnitzel is a German masculine noun meaning “scrap of paper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleiner (abgerissener oder abgeschnittener) Teil von Papier”.
What does Papierschnitzel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneuterscrap of paper
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleiner (abgerissener oder abgeschnittener) Teil von Papier
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 Papierschnitzel
- Papierschnitzels genitive
- Papierschnitzeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Papierschnitzel?
- [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌʃnɪt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Papierschnitzel in German?
Papierschnitzel appears about once in every 74 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).