Pfandhaus
[ˈp͡fantˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Pfandhaus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geschäft, welches gegen Annahme von Wertgegenständen Darlehen vergibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfandhaus · Pfandhaus · German
Pfandhaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pfandhaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fantˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfandhaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfandhaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fantˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geschäft, welches gegen Annahme von Wertgegenständen Darlehen vergibt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pfandhaus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pfandhaus, spelled P-F-A-N-D-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1Geschäft, welches gegen Annahme von Wertgegenständen Darlehen vergibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pfandhaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Noch vor einem Jahr hätte ein Mann wie Wolfgang Z. ausgeschlossen, jemals ein Pfandhaus zu betreten.“
„Da ich den Ring beim Pfandhaus einlösen mußte und nicht selbst hingehen wollte, schrieb ich dem Pfarrer, er möge zu einer bestimmten Stunde in Treviso sein.“
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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.