Passierschein
[paˈsiːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Passierschein” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,143 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #53,143
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - amtliches Dokument, das den Zutritt zu einem an sich geschlossenen Bereich/Gebiet (zum Beispiel zu einem Sperrgebiet) ermöglicht
| 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) |
Where “Passierschein” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Passierschein is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈsiːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,143 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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Using “Passierschein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-S-S-I-E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈsiːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n] (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
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.