Fahnenstange

[ˈfaːnənˌʃtaŋə]

/[ˈfaːnənˌʃtaŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fahnenstange” is uncommon German (frequency #70,239 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,239
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stab, Mast, an dem das Fahnentuch aufgezogen werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahnenstange · Fahnenstange · German

Fahnenstange · rank #70,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,239
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fachwerkhäuser

Nearest frequency peer: Fachwerkhäuser (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fahnenstange“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fahnenstange“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fahnenstange
PropertyValue
HeadwordFahnenstange
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːnənˌʃtaŋə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,239
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fahnenstange“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fahnenstangefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fachwerkhäuser“ (#70,238), „eyed“ (#70,237), „exponierte“ (#70,236). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fahnenstange“ bei #70,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fahnenstange is uncommon German at frequency #70,239 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːnənˌʃtaŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stab, Mast, an dem das Fahnentuch aufgezogen werden kann".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fahnenstange, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Fahnenstange, spelled F-A-H-N-E-N-S-T-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stab, Mast, an dem das Fahnentuch aufgezogen werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fahnenstange appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Fahnenstangen stehen meist ganz leer vor unserem Rathaus.
  2. „Da er zu Amsterdam ein Konfektionsgeschäft betrieb, ließ der Baron zum Hohn nachts eine alte Hose an die Fahnenstange hängen.“

Synonyms

FahnenmastFahnenstock

This word in other languages

flagpole(English)hampe(Français)

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 "Fahnenstange"?
"Fahnenstange" is spelled F-A-H-N-E-N-S-T-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːnənˌʃtaŋə].
What does "Fahnenstange" mean?
As a noun, "Fahnenstange" means: Stab, Mast, an dem das Fahnentuch aufgezogen werden kann
How do you pronounce "Fahnenstange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fahnenstange" is [ˈfaːnənˌʃtaŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fahnenstange" come from?
"Fahnenstange" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fahnenstange", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list