Silberpapier
German, noun[ˈzɪlbɐpaˌpiːɐ̯]
Silberpapier is spelled S-I-L-B-E-R-P-A-P-I-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written German, the 391,488th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Silberpapier is a German neuter noun meaning “silver paper, that is, aluminium foil (so called because it is generally silver-coloured)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “papierdünne Folie aus Aluminium”.
What does Silberpapier mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalneutersilver paper, that is, aluminium foil (so called because it is generally silver-coloured)
- 2
neutersilver paper: very thin sheet of silver
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. papierdünne Folie aus Aluminium
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 Silberpapier
- Silberpapiers genitive
- Silberpapiere plural
- Silberpapieren dative definite plural
- Silberpapieres genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Silberpapier?
- [ˈzɪlbɐpaˌpiːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Silberpapier in German?
Silberpapier appears about once in every 43 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).