Papiertaschentuch
[paˈpiːɐ̯taʃn̩ˌtuːx]
The verdict
“Papiertaschentuch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuch aus Zellstoff, mit dem man sich die Nase putzen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-papiertaschentuch · Papiertaschentuch · German
Papiertaschentuch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Papiertaschentuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈpiːɐ̯taʃn̩ˌtuːx] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Papiertaschentuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Papiertaschentuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈpiːɐ̯taʃn̩ˌtuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tuch aus Zellstoff, mit dem man sich die Nase putzen kann".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Papiertaschentuch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Papiertaschentuch, spelled P-A-P-I-E-R-T-A-S-C-H-E-N-T-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Tuch aus Zellstoff, mit dem man sich die Nase putzen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Papiertaschentuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Papiertaschentuch war eines der ersten Wegwerfprodukte der Welt.“
„Die Tasche war voller Papiertaschentücher.“
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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.