Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pfennig

/ˈ(p)fɛn.ɪɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: pfen-nig
IPA: /ˈ(p)fɛn.ɪɡ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One hundredth of the former German mark (Deutsche Mark).

noun

Alternative form of fening (“currency unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina”).

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old High German pfending Middle High German pfennic German Pfennig English pfennig From German Pfennig. Doublet of penny and fening.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈ(p)fɛn.ɪɡ/

Inflected Forms

pfennige (plural) pfennigs (plural)

Rhymes With

hennig wenig

Questions

How do you pronounce pfennig?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈ(p)fɛn.ɪɡ/.
What does pfennig mean?: One hundredth of the former German mark (Deutsche Mark).
Where does pfennig come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old High German pfending Middle High German pfennic German Pfennig English pfennig From German Pfennig. Doublet of penny and fening.

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