Staffel

/[ˈʃtafl̩]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,219

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Staffel is aGermannoun. It means: eine Einheit Pronounced [ˈʃtafl̩]. It ranks #2,219 in German word frequency. Often confused with Stoffe and Stapel.

Key facts for Staffel
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaffel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtafl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,219
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Staffel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Staffel is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtafl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,219 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Staffel, with forms such as "satffel", "sstaffel", and "stafefl". 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 also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Stoffe", "Stapel", "Stiefel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Staffel, spelled S-T-A-F-F-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Einheit
  2. 2
    eine Gruppe von Sportlern, welche gemeinsam an einem Staffelrennen teilnehmen
  3. 3
    eine Anzahl von Episoden einer Serie, die zusammen herausgegeben werden
  4. 4
    Treppe, Treppenstufe
  5. 5
    Formation bei einem Fahrverband
  6. 6
    Stufe, Schwelle

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: satffel,sstaffel,stafefl,stafel,staffell,staffle,stfafel,sttaffel,tsaffel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Staffel

Misspelling Variants of "Staffel"

satffel7sstaffel8stafefl7stafel6staffell8staffle7stfafel7sttaffel8
Misspelling Variants of "Staffel"

Frequency rank: #2,219 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Staffel"?
"Staffel" is spelled S-T-A-F-F-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtafl̩].
What does "Staffel" mean?
As a noun, "Staffel" means: eine Einheit
What words are commonly confused with "Staffel"?
"Staffel" is commonly confused with "Stoffe", "Stapel", "Stiefel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Staffel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staffel" is [ˈʃtafl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staffel" come from?
"Staffel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.