Taschentuch
German, noun/ˈtaʃənˌtuːx/
Taschentuch is spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-T-U-C-H (11 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 24,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taschentuch is a German neuter noun meaning “handkerchief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Tuch, mit dem man sich die Nase putzen kann”.
What does Taschentuch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhandkerchief
- 2
neutertissue; paper handkerchief
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Tuch, mit dem man sich die Nase putzen kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Taschentuch
- Taschentuches genitive
- Taschentuchs genitive
- Taschentücher plural
- Taschentuche dative singular
- Taschentüchern dative definite plural
- Taschentüchlein diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Taschentuch?
- /ˈtaʃənˌtuːx/
- [ˈtaʃn̩ˌtuːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Taschentuch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Taschentuch in German?
Taschentuch appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).