Staffelei
[ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Staffelei” is uncommon German (frequency #70,832 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,832
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Höhe und Neigung verstellbares Gestell, das ein Künstler beim Anfertigen eines Bildes zum Fixieren des Rahmens nutzt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Staffelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #70,832 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Staffelei” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Staffelei is uncommon German at frequency #70,832 among 107,600 “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
- 1in Höhe und Neigung verstellbares Gestell, das ein Künstler beim Anfertigen eines Bildes zum Fixieren des Rahmens nutzt
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Staffelei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-F-F-E-L-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.