Staffelei

[ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯]

/[ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Staffelei” is uncommon German (frequency #70,832 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,832
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Höhe und Neigung verstellbares Gestell, das ein Künstler beim Anfertigen eines Bildes zum Fixieren des Rahmens nutzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-staffelei · Staffelei · German

Staffelei · rank #70,832 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,832
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtstaat

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtstaat (-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 „Staffelei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Staffelei
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaffelei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,832
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Staffelei“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Staffeleifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadtstaat“ (#70,831), „Steampunk“ (#70,834), „Staatsfinanzen“ (#70,829). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Staffelei“ bei #70,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Staffelei is uncommon German at frequency #70,832 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Höhe und Neigung verstellbares Gestell, das ein Künstler beim Anfertigen eines Bildes zum Fixieren des Rahmens nutzt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Staffelei in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Staffelei, spelled S-T-A-F-F-E-L-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Höhe und Neigung verstellbares Gestell, das ein Künstler beim Anfertigen eines Bildes zum Fixieren des Rahmens nutzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und Lukas stellte seine Staffelei und seinen Farbenkasten auf, nahm allerlei Maß und begann alsbald zu zeichnen und zu malen.“
  2. „Auch begegnete ich hier und da Zeichnern und Malern, die eine Staffelei aufgestellt hatten und zeichneten oder malten.“

This word in other languages

easel(English)caballete(Español)chevalet(Français)cavalete(Português)

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 "Staffelei"?
"Staffelei" is spelled S-T-A-F-F-E-L-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯].
What does "Staffelei" mean?
As a noun, "Staffelei" means: in Höhe und Neigung verstellbares Gestell, das ein Künstler beim Anfertigen eines Bildes zum Fixieren des Rahmens nutzt
How do you pronounce "Staffelei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staffelei" is [ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staffelei" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Staffelei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Steampunk#70,834stilvolle#70,844stählerne#70,852Sitzbänke#70,805

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list