Pfandleiher
[ˈp͡fantˌlaɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Pfandleiher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die für hinterlegte Wertgegenstände (Pfänder) für kurze Zeit Geld verleiht
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfandleiher · Pfandleiher · German
Pfandleiher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Pfandleiher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fantˌlaɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfandleiher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfandleiher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fantˌlaɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die für hinterlegte Wertgegenstände (Pfänder) für kurze Zeit Geld verleiht".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pfandleiher, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pfandleiher, spelled P-F-A-N-D-L-E-I-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die für hinterlegte Wertgegenstände (Pfänder) für kurze Zeit Geld verleiht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pfandleiher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Geschichten über gierige Pfandleiher, die ihre Schuldner gnadenlos ruinieren, haben über Jahrhunderte das Bild geprägt.“
„Der Pfandleiher selbst bestand darauf, einen Polizisten zu rufen, da er auf einen Anteil an der Belohnung hoffte.“
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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.