Stacheldraht

/[ˈʃtaxl̩ˌdʁaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Stacheldraht” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,865 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#28,865
frequency rank, German
12
letters
20
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Draht, an dem sich Stacheln oder Klingen befinden (dient dazu, etwas unzugänglich zu machen)

Key facts for Stacheldraht
PropertyValue
HeadwordStacheldraht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaxl̩ˌdʁaːt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#28,865
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stacheldraht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stacheldraht lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stacheldraht is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaxl̩ˌdʁaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,865 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Draht, an dem sich Stacheln oder Klingen befinden (dient dazu, etwas unzugänglich zu machen)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stacheldraht, with forms such as "satcheldraht", "sstacheldraht", and "staccheldraht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Stacheldraht, spelled S-T-A-C-H-E-L-D-R-A-H-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Draht, an dem sich Stacheln oder Klingen befinden (dient dazu, etwas unzugänglich zu machen)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: satcheldraht,sstacheldraht,staccheldraht,stacehldraht,stachedlraht,stacheldarht,stachelddraht,stacheldrahht,stacheldrahtt,stacheldrath,stacheldrhat,stacheldrraht,stachelldraht,stachelrdaht,stachheldraht,stachledraht,stahceldraht,stcaheldraht,sttacheldraht,tsacheldraht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stacheldraht — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Stacheldraht"

satcheldraht2sstacheldraht1staccheldraht1stacehldraht2stachedlraht2stacheldarht2stachelddraht1stacheldrahht1
Edit distance from "Stacheldraht"

Frequency rank: #28,865 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stacheldraht"?
"Stacheldraht" is spelled S-T-A-C-H-E-L-D-R-A-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaxl̩ˌdʁaːt].
What does "Stacheldraht" mean?
As a noun, "Stacheldraht" means: Draht, an dem sich Stacheln oder Klingen befinden (dient dazu, etwas unzugänglich zu machen)
What are common misspellings of "Stacheldraht"?
Common misspellings include "satcheldraht", "sstacheldraht", "staccheldraht", "stacehldraht", "stachedlraht". The correct spelling is "Stacheldraht".
How do you pronounce "Stacheldraht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stacheldraht" is [ˈʃtaxl̩ˌdʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stacheldraht" come from?
"Stacheldraht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Stacheldraht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-C-H-E-L-D-R-A-H-T — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaxl̩ˌdʁaːt] (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

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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.