Pfeifentabak
[ˈp͡faɪ̯fn̩ˌtabak]
The verdict
“Pfeifentabak” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tabak, der dazu bestimmt ist, in der Pfeife geraucht zu werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfeifentabak · Pfeifentabak · German
Pfeifentabak · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Pfeifentabak |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡faɪ̯fn̩ˌtabak] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfeifentabak“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfeifentabak is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡faɪ̯fn̩ˌtabak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tabak, der dazu bestimmt ist, in der Pfeife geraucht zu werden".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pfeifentabak, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pfeifentabak, spelled P-F-E-I-F-E-N-T-A-B-A-K.
Definition
- 1Tabak, der dazu bestimmt ist, in der Pfeife geraucht zu werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pfeifentabak appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ohne Pfeifentabak ist der Gestank nicht zu ertragen.“
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.