Passierschein
[paˈsiːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Passierschein” is uncommon German (frequency #53,143 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,143
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amtliches Dokument, das den Zutritt zu einem an sich geschlossenen Bereich/Gebiet (zum Beispiel zu einem Sperrgebiet) ermöglicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-passierschein · Passierschein · German
Passierschein · rank #53,143 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,143
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH partizipieren
Nearest frequency peer: partizipieren (-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 „Passierschein“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Pachtvertrag
Pachtvertrag
46,861 corpus weight
- pai
pai
46,860 corpus weight
- partizipier…
partizipieren
46,859 corpus weight
- Passiersche…
Passierschein
46,858 corpus weight
- pasteur
pasteur
46,857 corpus weight
- Patina
Patina
46,856 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Passierschein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Passierschein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈsiːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #53,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Passierschein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Passierschein is uncommon German at frequency #53,143 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈsiːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "amtliches Dokument, das den Zutritt zu einem an sich geschlossenen Bereich/Gebiet (zum Beispiel zu einem Sperrgebiet) ermöglicht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Passierschein, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Passierschein, spelled P-A-S-S-I-E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1amtliches Dokument, das den Zutritt zu einem an sich geschlossenen Bereich/Gebiet (zum Beispiel zu einem Sperrgebiet) ermöglicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Passierschein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Selbst für die Einwohner war der Zutritt zu ihrer Heimat damals streng reglementiert und überhaupt nur mit einem Passierschein zu erreichen.“
„Papa haben wir seit Freitag nicht gesehen, aber er hat uns durch einen Mann, der einen Passierschein besitzt, einen Brief zukommen lassen.“
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.
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