Pfandflasche
German, noun/ˈpfantˌflaʃə/
Pfandflasche is spelled P-F-A-N-D-F-L-A-S-C-H-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pfandflasche is a German feminine noun meaning “deposit bottle, returnable bottle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Flasche, für die beim Kauf ein Pfandbetrag erhoben und bei ihrer Rückgabe zurückgezahlt wird”.
What does Pfandflasche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeposit bottle, returnable bottle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Flasche, für die beim Kauf ein Pfandbetrag erhoben und bei ihrer Rückgabe zurückgezahlt wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Pfandflasche
- Pfandflaschen plural
- Pfandfl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pfandflasche?
- standard /ˈpfantˌflaʃə/
- /ˈfantˌflaʃə/
- [ˈp͡fantˌflaʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pfandflasche in German?
Pfandflasche appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).