Zigarettenpapier
[t͡siɡaˈʁɛtn̩paˌpiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Zigarettenpapier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr feines Papier als Hülle von Zigaretten
Corpus desk
Index DE-zigarettenpapier · Zigarettenpapier · German
Zigarettenpapier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zigarettenpapier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡siɡaˈʁɛtn̩paˌpiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zigarettenpapier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zigarettenpapier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡siɡaˈʁɛtn̩paˌpiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr feines Papier als Hülle von Zigaretten".
Zigarettenpapier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zigarettenpapier, spelled Z-I-G-A-R-E-T-T-E-N-P-A-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1sehr feines Papier als Hülle von Zigaretten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zigarettenpapier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er holte ein Päckchen Tabak und Zigarettenpapier aus seiner Hosentasche.“
„In einer Zeit, da Menschentrauben an jedem Waggon hingen, da es für Truppentransporte nicht mehr genug Züge gab, rollten 420 Tonnen amerikanisches Zigarettenpapier, in Kisten verpackt, mit Wehrmachtsfrachtbriefen quer durch Frankreich in die Schweiz.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.