Pfennigstück
[ˈp͡fɛnɪçˌʃtʏk]
The verdict
“Pfennigstück” 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) - Münze mit dem Wert von einem Pfennig
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfennigstuck · Pfennigstück · German
Pfennigstück · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Pfennigstück |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fɛnɪçˌʃtʏk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfennigstück“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfennigstück is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fɛnɪçˌʃtʏk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Münze mit dem Wert von einem Pfennig".
Pfennigstück doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Pfennigstück, spelled P-F-E-N-N-I-G-S-T-Ü-C-K.
Definition
- 1Münze mit dem Wert von einem Pfennig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pfennigstück appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Letztens habe ich ein Pfennigstück unterm Sofa gefunden.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.