Spitztüte
[ˈʃpɪt͡sˌtyːtə]
The verdict
“Spitztüte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trichterförmiger Behälter aus (zusammengedrehtem) Papier (besonders für Lebensmittel)
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Index DE-spitztute · Spitztüte · German
Spitztüte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Spitztüte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɪt͡sˌtyːtə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spitztüte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spitztüte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɪt͡sˌtyːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "trichterförmiger Behälter aus (zusammengedrehtem) Papier (besonders für Lebensmittel)".
Spitztüte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Spitztüte, spelled S-P-I-T-Z-T-Ü-T-E.
Definition
- 1trichterförmiger Behälter aus (zusammengedrehtem) Papier (besonders für Lebensmittel)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spitztüte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für das Volksfest gab es 50 Pfennig pro Nase – und dann ging’s los zum Rummel. Eine Karussellfahrt kostete 10 Pfennig, eine kleine Spitztüte mit Krabben 5.“
„Der Siegeszug der Industriegüter war unaufhaltsam: Waren mussten nicht mehr umständlich in Zeitungspapier oder Spitztüte verpackt werden, denn sie wurden schon in schicken Kartons und praktischen Dosen geliefert.“
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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.