Stabes

[ˈʃtaːbəs]

/[ˈʃtaːbəs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stabes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,145
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stab

Corpus desk

Index DE-stabes · Stabes · German

Stabes · rank #42,145 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,145
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spätes

Nearest frequency peer: spätes (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Stabes“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Stabes“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stabes vs stars
50% similar
Stabes vs state
50% similar
Stabes vs stade
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stabes
PropertyValue
HeadwordStabes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːbəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,145
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stabes“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stabesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „spätes“ (#42,144), „Stadträte“ (#42,146), „spröde“ (#42,143). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stabes“ bei #42,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Stabes (IPA [ˈʃtaːbəs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,145 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stab".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stabes, with forms such as "satbes", "sstabes", and "stabbes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stars", "state", "stade", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Stabes, spelled S-T-A-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stab

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satbes
  • sstabes
  • stabbes
  • stabess
  • stabse
  • staebs
  • stbaes
  • sttabes
  • tsabes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stabes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

satbes2sstabes1stabbes1stabess1stabse2staebs2stbaes2sttabes1
Edit distance from "Stabes"

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 "Stabes"?
"Stabes" is spelled S-T-A-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːbəs].
What does "Stabes" mean?
As a noun, "Stabes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stab
What words are commonly confused with "Stabes"?
"Stabes" is commonly confused with "stars", "state", "stade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stabes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stabes" is [ˈʃtaːbəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stabes" come from?
"Stabes" 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 "Stabes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spätes#42,144spröde#42,143stupid#42,161scheue#42,110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

teurere9 variantsTillich9 variantsTollwut9 variantsSalben9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list