Wertzeichen
German, noun/ˈveːɐ̯tˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩/
Wertzeichen is spelled W-E-R-T-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written German, the 301,457th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wertzeichen is a German neuter noun meaning “token money” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gegenstand, der einen bestimmten Geldbetrag bestätigt (zum Beispiel in Form eines Aufdrucks, einer Marke)”.
What does Wertzeichen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertoken money
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gegenstand, der einen bestimmten Geldbetrag bestätigt (zum Beispiel in Form eines Aufdrucks, einer Marke)
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 Wertzeichen
- Wertzeichens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wertzeichen?
- /ˈveːɐ̯tˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩/
- [ˈveːɐ̯tˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wertzeichen in German?
Wertzeichen appears about once in every 27 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).