Papiertüte

[paˈpiːɐ̯ˌtyːtə]

/[paˈpiːɐ̯ˌtyːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Papiertüte” is uncommon German (frequency #73,869 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,869
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tüte aus Papier

Key facts for Papiertüte
PropertyValue
HeadwordPapiertüte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈpiːɐ̯ˌtyːtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,869
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Papiertüte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Papiertüte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Papiertüte is uncommon German at frequency #73,869 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌtyːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tüte aus Papier".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Papiertüte, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Papiertüte, spelled P-A-P-I-E-R-T-Ü-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tüte aus Papier

Antonyms

Plastiktüte

This word in other languages

paper bag(English)cucurucho(Español)

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 "Papiertüte"?
"Papiertüte" is spelled P-A-P-I-E-R-T-Ü-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌtyːtə].
What does "Papiertüte" mean?
As a noun, "Papiertüte" means: Tüte aus Papier
How do you pronounce "Papiertüte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Papiertüte" is [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌtyːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Papiertüte" come from?
"Papiertüte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Papiertüte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-P-I-E-R-T-Ü-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌtyːtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list