WC-Papier
[veˈtseːpaˌpiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“WC-Papier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - saugfähiges, mehr oder weniger weiches Papier, um sich nach der Toilettenbenutzung abzuwischen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wc-papier · WC-Papier · German
WC-Papier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | WC-Papier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [veˈtseːpaˌpiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „WC-Papier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
WC-Papier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [veˈtseːpaˌpiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "saugfähiges, mehr oder weniger weiches Papier, um sich nach der Toilettenbenutzung abzuwischen".
No misspelling variants are generated for WC-Papier in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is WC-Papier, spelled W-C---P-A-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1saugfähiges, mehr oder weniger weiches Papier, um sich nach der Toilettenbenutzung abzuwischen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how WC-Papier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im vergangenen Dezember hatte Procter & Gamble den Notstand für eine kurzfristige Werbeaktion für ihre Klopapier-Marke Charmin genutzt: Am Times Square lockte das Unternehmen ihre Passanten mit einem tanzenden Bären in das Innere eines Gebäudes, in dem die Besucher kostenlos Luxus-Latrinen nutzen durften - elektronischer Aktienticker, Loungebereich und j…
„Zu Beginn der Krise war der Absatz von WC-Papier seit Ende Februar nach oben geschnellt.“
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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.