Dauerstress

[ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃtʁɛs]

/[ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃtʁɛs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dauerstress” is uncommon German (frequency #91,457 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,457
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ständiger Stress, niemals aufhörende Belastungen

Key facts for Dauerstress
PropertyValue
HeadwordDauerstress
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃtʁɛs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dauerstress” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Dauerstress lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dauerstress is uncommon German at frequency #91,457 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃtʁɛs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ständiger Stress, niemals aufhörende Belastungen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dauerstress, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dauerstress, spelled D-A-U-E-R-S-T-R-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ständiger Stress, niemals aufhörende Belastungen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dauerstress"?
"Dauerstress" is spelled D-A-U-E-R-S-T-R-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃtʁɛs].
What does "Dauerstress" mean?
As a noun, "Dauerstress" means: ständiger Stress, niemals aufhörende Belastungen
How do you pronounce "Dauerstress"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dauerstress" is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃtʁɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dauerstress" come from?
"Dauerstress" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Dauerstress”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-A-U-E-R-S-T-R-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌʃtʁɛs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list