Scheidemünze
German, noun[ˈʃaɪ̯dəˌmʏnt͡sə]
Scheidemünze is spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-E-M-Ü-N-Z-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written German, the 381,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scheidemünze is a German feminine noun meaning “divisional coin (coin whose metal value is less than its nominal value), small change” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Münze mit nur geringem Wert”.
What does Scheidemünze mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedivisional coin (coin whose metal value is less than its nominal value), small change
- 2
femininetoken coin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Münze mit nur geringem Wert
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 Scheidemünze
- Scheidemünzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Scheidemünze?
- [ˈʃaɪ̯dəˌmʏnt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Scheidemünze in German?
Scheidemünze appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).