Heiliger Stuhl
[ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ʃtuːl]
The verdict
“Heiliger Stuhl” 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 May 6, 2026) - der Papst als Völkerrechtssubjekt, als Oberhaupt der römisch-katholischen Kirche entweder allein oder zusammen mit den Einrichtungen der römischen Kurie
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heiliger Stuhl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ʃtuːl] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heiliger Stuhl” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Heiliger Stuhl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ʃtuːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Papst als Völkerrechtssubjekt, als Oberhaupt der römisch-katholischen Kirche entweder allein oder zusammen mit den Einrichtungen der römischen Kurie".
Heiliger Stuhl has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Heiliger Stuhl, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-E-R- -S-T-U-H-L.
Definition
- 1der Papst als Völkerrechtssubjekt, als Oberhaupt der römisch-katholischen Kirche entweder allein oder zusammen mit den Einrichtungen der römischen Kurie
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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.
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Using “Heiliger Stuhl”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-I-L-I-G-E-R- -S-T-U-H-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ʃtuːl] (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.