Passbild

[ˈpasˌbɪlt]

/[ˈpasˌbɪlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Passbild” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinformatige Portraitaufnahme einer Person zum Befestigen in einem Pass oder Ausweis

Corpus desk

Index DE-passbild · Passbild · German

Passbild · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for Passbild
PropertyValue
HeadwordPassbild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpasˌbɪlt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Passbild“ im Deutschen

Passbildschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Passbild is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpasˌbɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleinformatige Portraitaufnahme einer Person zum Befestigen in einem Pass oder Ausweis".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Passbild, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Passbild, spelled P-A-S-S-B-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleinformatige Portraitaufnahme einer Person zum Befestigen in einem Pass oder Ausweis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die ausstellenden Behörden verlangen für Passbilder zur Ausstellung von Personalausweisen, Reisepässen und Führerscheinen ein Bildformat von 35 × 45 mm (ohne Rand).“
  2. „Als Passbild diente ein verbeultes Gesicht mit abstehenden Ohren und dicker Nase.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Passbild"?
"Passbild" is spelled P-A-S-S-B-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpasˌbɪlt].
What does "Passbild" mean?
As a noun, "Passbild" means: kleinformatige Portraitaufnahme einer Person zum Befestigen in einem Pass oder Ausweis
How do you pronounce "Passbild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Passbild" is [ˈpasˌbɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Passbild" come from?
"Passbild" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list