auf der Stelle
[aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈʃtɛlə]
The verdict
“auf der Stelle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. 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) - direkt und ohne irgendeine Verzögerung
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-der-stelle · auf der Stelle · German
auf der Stelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | auf der Stelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈʃtɛlə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf der Stelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf der Stelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈʃtɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "direkt und ohne irgendeine Verzögerung".
auf der Stelle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is auf der Stelle, spelled A-U-F- -D-E-R- -S-T-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1direkt und ohne irgendeine Verzögerung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auf der Stelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du kommst auf der Stelle hierher!
Lassen Sie den Revolver auf der Stelle fallen!
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.