Zigarettendose

[t͡siɡaˈʁɛtn̩ˌdoːzə]

/[t͡siɡaˈʁɛtn̩ˌdoːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Zigarettendose” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dose zur Aufbewahrung von Zigaretten

Corpus desk

Index DE-zigarettendose · Zigarettendose · German

Zigarettendose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.

Key facts for Zigarettendose
PropertyValue
HeadwordZigarettendose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡siɡaˈʁɛtn̩ˌdoːzə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zigarettendose“ im Deutschen

Zigarettendoseliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zigarettendose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡siɡaˈʁɛtn̩ˌdoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dose zur Aufbewahrung von Zigaretten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Zigarettendose in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zigarettendose, spelled Z-I-G-A-R-E-T-T-E-N-D-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dose zur Aufbewahrung von Zigaretten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zigarettendose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Als Sophie hinausgegangen war, bemerkte ich, daß sie meine Zigarettendose mitgenommen hatte.“
  2. „Sie putzte eine Zigarettendose mit dem Ärmel ihres Kleides blank.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zigarettendose"?
"Zigarettendose" is spelled Z-I-G-A-R-E-T-T-E-N-D-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡siɡaˈʁɛtn̩ˌdoːzə].
What does "Zigarettendose" mean?
As a noun, "Zigarettendose" means: Dose zur Aufbewahrung von Zigaretten
How do you pronounce "Zigarettendose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zigarettendose" is [t͡siɡaˈʁɛtn̩ˌdoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zigarettendose" come from?
"Zigarettendose" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list