Tafelsilber
[ˈtaːfl̩ˌzɪlbɐ]
The verdict
“Tafelsilber” 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) - Besteck, Geschirr und Ziergegenstände aus Silber, mit denen festliche Tafeln eingedeckt werden
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Index DE-tafelsilber · Tafelsilber · German
Tafelsilber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Tafelsilber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaːfl̩ˌzɪlbɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tafelsilber“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tafelsilber is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaːfl̩ˌzɪlbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Tafelsilber doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tafelsilber, spelled T-A-F-E-L-S-I-L-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Besteck, Geschirr und Ziergegenstände aus Silber, mit denen festliche Tafeln eingedeckt werden
- 2wertvoller, kostbarer Besitz
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tafelsilber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Für die anstehende Hochzeitsfeier wurde schon das Tafelsilber poliert.
„Er war aus Preußen gekommen, um die ruritanische Armee zu reorganisieren, und nach kurzer Zeit in Begleitung der Gattin des Großkämmerers, zweier kostbarer Leuchter aus der Schloßkapelle und des Tafelsilbers der königlichen Garde südwärts verschwunden.“
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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.