Staffelung

[ˈʃtafəlʊŋ]

/[ˈʃtafəlʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Staffelung” is uncommon German (frequency #61,949 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,949
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterteilung eines bestimmten Bereichs in mehrere sinnvolle Teilbereiche

Corpus desk

Index DE-staffelung · Staffelung · German

Staffelung · rank #61,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,949
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtrundfahrt

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtrundfahrt (-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 „Staffelung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Staffelung
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaffelung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtafəlʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Staffelung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadtrundfahrt“ (#61,948), „Stammtische“ (#61,950), „staatlichem“ (#61,947). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Staffelung“ bei #61,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Staffelung is uncommon German at frequency #61,949 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtafəlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unterteilung eines bestimmten Bereichs in mehrere sinnvolle Teilbereiche".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Staffelung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Staffelung, spelled S-T-A-F-F-E-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterteilung eines bestimmten Bereichs in mehrere sinnvolle Teilbereiche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der örtliche Träger der öffentlichen Jugendhilfe hat eine soziale Staffelung der Elternbeiträge vorzusehen.
  2. „Am aufschlussreichsten von allem aber war, dass sie keine gesellschaftliche Staffelung kannten, keine soziale Hierarchie, nicht einmal irgendwelche Statusgruppen, jedenfalls soweit Everett es feststellen konnte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Staffelung"?
"Staffelung" is spelled S-T-A-F-F-E-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtafəlʊŋ].
What does "Staffelung" mean?
As a noun, "Staffelung" means: Unterteilung eines bestimmten Bereichs in mehrere sinnvolle Teilbereiche
How do you pronounce "Staffelung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staffelung" is [ˈʃtafəlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staffelung" come from?
"Staffelung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list