Stempelgeld
[ˈʃtɛmpl̩ˌɡɛlt]
The verdict
“Stempelgeld” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geld, das ein Arbeitsloser vom Staat für seinen Lebensunterhalt bekommt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stempelgeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛmpl̩ˌɡɛlt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Stempelgeld” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Stempelgeld is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛmpl̩ˌɡɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geld, das ein Arbeitsloser vom Staat für seinen Lebensunterhalt bekommt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stempelgeld, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Stempelgeld, spelled S-T-E-M-P-E-L-G-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1Geld, das ein Arbeitsloser vom Staat für seinen Lebensunterhalt bekommt
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Stempelgeld”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-M-P-E-L-G-E-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtɛmpl̩ˌɡɛlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.