Taschengeld
[ˈtaʃn̩ˌɡɛlt]
The verdict
“Taschengeld” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,706 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,706
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geld, das einer Person, meist einem Heranwachsenden oder dem Lebenspartner, zur freien Verfügung geben wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Taschengeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaʃn̩ˌɡɛlt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #13,706 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Taschengeld” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Taschengeld is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtaʃn̩ˌɡɛlt]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,706 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Geld, das einer Person, meist einem Heranwachsenden oder dem Lebenspartner, zur freien Verfügung geben wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Taschengeld, with forms such as "atschengeld", "tacshengeld", and "tascchengeld". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Taschengeld, spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-G-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1Geld, das einer Person, meist einem Heranwachsenden oder dem Lebenspartner, zur freien Verfügung geben wird
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atschengeld,tacshengeld,tascchengeld,tascehngeld,taschegneld,taschenegld,taschengedl,taschengeldd,taschengelld,taschenggeld,taschengled,taschenngeld,taschhengeld,taschnegeld,tashcengeld,tasschengeld,tsachengeld,ttaschengeld
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Taschengeld - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Taschengeld”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-A-S-C-H-E-N-G-E-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtaʃn̩ˌɡɛlt] (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.