pfennig
\pfe.niɡ\
The verdict
“pfennig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Subdivision du Deutsche Mark et des monnaies allemandes antérieures, qui a pour symbole ₰ (Unicode U+20B0), et qui correspondait à l’origine au denier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pfennig · pfennig · French
pfennig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pfennig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pfe.niɡ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pfennig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pfennig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pfe.niɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Subdivision du Deutsche Mark et des monnaies allemandes antérieures, qui a pour symbole ₰ (Unicode U+20B0), et qui correspondait à l’origine au denier.".
pfennig has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pfennig, spelled P-F-E-N-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1Subdivision du Deutsche Mark et des monnaies allemandes antérieures, qui a pour symbole ₰ (Unicode U+20B0), et qui correspondait à l’origine au denier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pfennig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un morceau de papier qui vaut un pfennig est une somme de valeurs d’échange de 100/100 de pfennig.
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.