# thaler

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɑːləɹ/ · frequency rank #69,505

## Definitions
1. A monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc.
2. The currency of Baden from 1829 to 1837, valued at 100 Kreuzer.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, after Sankt Joachimsthal, the German city in which some of the earliest thalers were minted in 1518. Doublet of dollar and tolar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thaler