Puppenstube

[ˈpʊpn̩ˌʃtuːbə]

/[ˈpʊpn̩ˌʃtuːbə]/ noun

The verdict

“Puppenstube” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nachbildung einer Wohnung oder Hauses im Kleinformat mit Miniaturpuppen als Spielzeug für Kinder

Corpus desk

Index DE-puppenstube · Puppenstube · German

Puppenstube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for Puppenstube
PropertyValue
HeadwordPuppenstube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊpn̩ˌʃtuːbə]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Puppenstube” sits in German frequency

Puppenstube falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Puppenstube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊpn̩ˌʃtuːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nachbildung einer Wohnung oder Hauses im Kleinformat mit Miniaturpuppen als Spielzeug für Kinder".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Puppenstube in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Puppenstube, spelled P-U-P-P-E-N-S-T-U-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nachbildung einer Wohnung oder Hauses im Kleinformat mit Miniaturpuppen als Spielzeug für Kinder

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Puppenstube"?
"Puppenstube" is spelled P-U-P-P-E-N-S-T-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊpn̩ˌʃtuːbə].
What does "Puppenstube" mean?
As a noun, "Puppenstube" means: Nachbildung einer Wohnung oder Hauses im Kleinformat mit Miniaturpuppen als Spielzeug für Kinder
How do you pronounce "Puppenstube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Puppenstube" is [ˈpʊpn̩ˌʃtuːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Puppenstube" come from?
"Puppenstube" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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