stagnieren

[ʃtaˈɡniːʁən]

/[ʃtaˈɡniːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“stagnieren” is uncommon German (frequency #50,071 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,071
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht fließen, nicht zirkulieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-stagnieren · stagnieren · German

stagnieren · rank #50,071 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,071
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtschloss

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtschloss (-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 „stagnieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stagnieren
PropertyValue
Headwordstagnieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtaˈɡniːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,071
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stagnieren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).stagnierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadtschloss“ (#50,070), „Stadtmauern“ (#50,069), „staunend“ (#50,073). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stagnieren“ bei #50,071. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stagnieren is uncommon German at frequency #50,071 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃtaˈɡniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for stagnieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stagnieren, spelled S-T-A-G-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht fließen, nicht zirkulieren
  2. 2
    auf gleichem Niveau bleiben; sich nicht weiterentwickeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach 2001 wurder der Zuzug von Pakistanern in die USA politisch erschwert und stagniert seitdem.“
  2. „Die CO2-Emissionen der Menschheit stagnieren derzeit bei 40 Milliarden Tonnen jährlich, viel zu viel, um eine Trendwende bei der kommenden Klimaüberhitzung auch nur einzuleiten.“

Synonyms

stockenstillstehenruhen

This word in other languages

stagnate(English)estancarse(Español)stagner(Français)

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 "stagnieren"?
"stagnieren" is spelled S-T-A-G-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtaˈɡniːʁən].
What does "stagnieren" mean?
As a verb, "stagnieren" means: nicht fließen, nicht zirkulieren
How do you pronounce "stagnieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stagnieren" is [ʃtaˈɡniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stagnieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

spionieren#50,066sterbliche#50,077Sklavinnen#50,058selektiven#50,041

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list