Pflegestufe

[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃtuːfə]

/[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃtuːfə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pflegestufe” is uncommon German (frequency #64,600 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,600
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausmaß des Pflegebedarfs einer Person; Grad der Selbstständigkeit eines Pflegebedürftigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pflegestufe · Pflegestufe · German

Pflegestufe · rank #64,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,600
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pferdefleisch

Nearest frequency peer: Pferdefleisch (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Pflegestufe”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Pflegestufe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pflegestufe
PropertyValue
HeadwordPflegestufe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃtuːfə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,600
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Pflegestufe” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pflegestufeliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Pferdefleisch“ (#64,599), „Phonetik“ (#64,601), „Peterskirche“ (#64,598). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pflegestufe is uncommon German at frequency #64,600 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃtuːfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausmaß des Pflegebedarfs einer Person; Grad der Selbstständigkeit eines Pflegebedürftigen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Pflegestufe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pflegestufe, spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-S-T-U-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausmaß des Pflegebedarfs einer Person; Grad der Selbstständigkeit eines Pflegebedürftigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Tochter, 25, leidet dem Gericht zufolge an einer angeborenen und unheilbaren Stoffwechselkrankheit. Sie ist schwerbehindert, kann nicht mehr sprechen, ist auf den Rollstuhl angewiesen und der höchsten Pflegestufe zugeordnet.“
  2. „Von einer ‚besonderen Pflege- oder Betreuungsbedürftigkeit‘ könne bei einem Anspruch auf ein Pflegegeld ab der Pflegestufe 1 ausgegangen werden.“

Synonyms

Pflegegrad

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 "Pflegestufe"?
"Pflegestufe" is spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-S-T-U-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃtuːfə].
What does "Pflegestufe" mean?
As a noun, "Pflegestufe" means: Ausmaß des Pflegebedarfs einer Person; Grad der Selbstständigkeit eines Pflegebedürftigen
How do you pronounce "Pflegestufe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pflegestufe" is [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃtuːfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pflegestufe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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