Stempelgeld

[ˈʃtɛmpl̩ˌɡɛlt]

/[ˈʃtɛmpl̩ˌɡɛlt]/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Geld, das ein Arbeitsloser vom Staat für seinen Lebensunterhalt bekommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-stempelgeld · Stempelgeld · German

Stempelgeld · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for Stempelgeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordStempelgeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛmpl̩ˌɡɛlt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stempelgeld“ im Deutschen

Stempelgeldschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Geld, das ein Arbeitsloser vom Staat für seinen Lebensunterhalt bekommt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Stempelgeld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ohne die Unterstützung durch die Lehmbergs hätte damals wahrscheinlich in Leas Familie Hunger geherrscht, denn mit Alfs geringem Stempelgeld war kein Staat zu machen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stempelgeld"?
"Stempelgeld" is spelled S-T-E-M-P-E-L-G-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛmpl̩ˌɡɛlt].
What does "Stempelgeld" mean?
As a noun, "Stempelgeld" means: Geld, das ein Arbeitsloser vom Staat für seinen Lebensunterhalt bekommt
How do you pronounce "Stempelgeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stempelgeld" is [ˈʃtɛmpl̩ˌɡɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stempelgeld" come from?
"Stempelgeld" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list