Tauschgeschäft

[ˈtaʊ̯ʃɡəˌʃɛft]

/[ˈtaʊ̯ʃɡəˌʃɛft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tauschgeschäft” is uncommon German (frequency #89,652 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,652
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handel, bei dem etwas gegen etwas Anderes getauscht wird

Key facts for Tauschgeschäft
PropertyValue
HeadwordTauschgeschäft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯ʃɡəˌʃɛft]
Letters14
Frequency rank#89,652
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tauschgeschäft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tauschgeschäft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tauschgeschäft is uncommon German at frequency #89,652 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯ʃɡəˌʃɛft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handel, bei dem etwas gegen etwas Anderes getauscht wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tauschgeschäft, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tauschgeschäft, spelled T-A-U-S-C-H-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handel, bei dem etwas gegen etwas Anderes getauscht wird

Synonyms

Tauschhandel

This word in other languages

troc(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tauschgeschäft"?
"Tauschgeschäft" is spelled T-A-U-S-C-H-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯ʃɡəˌʃɛft].
What does "Tauschgeschäft" mean?
As a noun, "Tauschgeschäft" means: Handel, bei dem etwas gegen etwas Anderes getauscht wird
How do you pronounce "Tauschgeschäft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tauschgeschäft" is [ˈtaʊ̯ʃɡəˌʃɛft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tauschgeschäft" come from?
"Tauschgeschäft" 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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Using “Tauschgeschäft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-U-S-C-H-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtaʊ̯ʃɡəˌʃɛft] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list