Schreibstube
[ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃtuːbə]
The verdict
“Schreibstube” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Büro
Corpus desk
Index DE-schreibstube · Schreibstube · German
Schreibstube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schreibstube |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃtuːbə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schreibstube“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schreibstube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃtuːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schreibstube, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schreibstube, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-S-T-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1Büro
- 2(Büro in der) Kaserne
- 3Örtlichkeiten, wo auf- oder abgeschrieben wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schreibstube appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir sehen ihn in der Richtung der Schreibstube verschwinden.“
„Sie suchte ihn um zwei Uhr auf, weil sie wußte, daß um diese Zeit die Schreibstube leer war.“
This word in other languages
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.