Zeitungspapier
[ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋspaˌpiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Zeitungspapier” is uncommon German (frequency #63,962 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,962
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Papier, das für den Druck von Zeitungen verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeitungspapier · Zeitungspapier · German
Zeitungspapier · rank #63,962 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,962
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zeidler
Nearest frequency peer: Zeidler (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zeitungspapier“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Wolfhagen
Wolfhagen
36,044 corpus weight
- yours
yours
36,042 corpus weight
- Zeidler
Zeidler
36,040 corpus weight
- Zeitungspap…
Zeitungspapier
36,039 corpus weight
- zerrüttet
zerrüttet
36,038 corpus weight
- zipper
zipper
36,036 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zeitungspapier“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zeitungspapier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋspaˌpiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #63,962 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeitungspapier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zeitungspapier is uncommon German at frequency #63,962 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋspaˌpiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Papier, das für den Druck von Zeitungen verwendet wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zeitungspapier, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zeitungspapier, spelled Z-E-I-T-U-N-G-S-P-A-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Papier, das für den Druck von Zeitungen verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeitungspapier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Spannung steigt und steigt; unter einer trüben Beleuchtung tanzen die Buchstaben und Wörter auf dem dürftigen Zeitungspapier vor meinen Augen wie Irrlichter.“
„Und das Zeitungspapier war knapp, zumal es nicht nur fürs Tabaktrocknen oder zum Ausstopfen nassen Schuhwerks gebraucht wurde, sondern – in kleine Rechtecke zerschnitten und auf angespitzte Haken gespießt – auch das Klopapier ersetzen musste.“
This word in other languages
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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