Stabshauptmann
[ˈʃtaːpsˌhaʊ̯ptman]
The verdict
“Stabshauptmann” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dienstgrad eines Soldaten zwischen dem Hauptmann und Major
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stabshauptmann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaːpsˌhaʊ̯ptman] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Stabshauptmann” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Stabshauptmann is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːpsˌhaʊ̯ptman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stabshauptmann, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Stabshauptmann, spelled S-T-A-B-S-H-A-U-P-T-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1Dienstgrad eines Soldaten zwischen dem Hauptmann und Major
- 2Person, die den Dienstgrad eines Stabshauptmannes innehat
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.
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Using “Stabshauptmann”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-B-S-H-A-U-P-T-M-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaːpsˌhaʊ̯ptman] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.