Stabsarzt

[ˈʃtaːpsˌʔaːɐ̯t͡st]

/[ˈʃtaːpsˌʔaːɐ̯t͡st]/ noun

The verdict

“Stabsarzt” is uncommon German (frequency #99,124 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,124
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rang des Sanitätsoffiziers; Hauptmann

Corpus desk

Index DE-stabsarzt · Stabsarzt · German

Stabsarzt · rank #99,124 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,124
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtderby

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtderby (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Stabsarzt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stabsarzt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stabsarzt
PropertyValue
HeadwordStabsarzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːpsˌʔaːɐ̯t͡st]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stabsarzt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stabsarztfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadtderby“ (#99,125), „Stadtroda“ (#99,127), „SRT“ (#99,120). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stabsarzt“ bei #99,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stabsarzt is uncommon German at frequency #99,124 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːpsˌʔaːɐ̯t͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Stabsarzt, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Stabsarzt, spelled S-T-A-B-S-A-R-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rang des Sanitätsoffiziers; Hauptmann
  2. 2
    Sanitätsoffizier im Range eines Stabsarztes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Stabsarzt entspricht dem Hauptmann.
  2. „Gottfried Benn, demnächst 49 Jahre alt, hat Aufnahme ins Militär beantragt und ist angenommen worden, zunächst auf Probe als Stabsarzt mit Aussicht auf Beförderung.“

Synonyms

HauptmannKapitänleutnantStabsapothekerStabsveterinär

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 "Stabsarzt"?
"Stabsarzt" is spelled S-T-A-B-S-A-R-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːpsˌʔaːɐ̯t͡st].
What does "Stabsarzt" mean?
As a noun, "Stabsarzt" means: Rang des Sanitätsoffiziers; Hauptmann
How do you pronounce "Stabsarzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stabsarzt" is [ˈʃtaːpsˌʔaːɐ̯t͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stabsarzt" come from?
"Stabsarzt" 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 "Stabsarzt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list