Stahlrohr

[ˈʃtaːlˌʁoːɐ̯]

/[ˈʃtaːlˌʁoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stahlrohr” is uncommon German (frequency #92,252 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,252
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Stahl hergestelltes Rohr

Corpus desk

Index DE-stahlrohr · Stahlrohr · German

Stahlrohr · rank #92,252 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,252
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stammeln

Nearest frequency peer: stammeln (+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 „Stahlrohr“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stahlrohr
PropertyValue
HeadwordStahlrohr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːlˌʁoːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,252
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stahlrohr“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stammeln“ (#92,253), „Stammtischen“ (#92,254), „Stadtbezirken“ (#92,249). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stahlrohr“ bei #92,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stahlrohr is uncommon German at frequency #92,252 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːlˌʁoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Stahl hergestelltes Rohr".

Stahlrohr has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Stahlrohr, spelled S-T-A-H-L-R-O-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Stahl hergestelltes Rohr

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Stahlrohre sind sehr stabile Rohre.
  2. „Gefertigt hat diese Gelatin aus allem, was bei der Hand war, von Plexiglas über Gips und Stahlrohr bis zu Bugholzstühlen – womit wir wieder bei der Jahrhundertwende wären.“

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 "Stahlrohr"?
"Stahlrohr" is spelled S-T-A-H-L-R-O-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːlˌʁoːɐ̯].
What does "Stahlrohr" mean?
As a noun, "Stahlrohr" means: aus Stahl hergestelltes Rohr
How do you pronounce "Stahlrohr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stahlrohr" is [ˈʃtaːlˌʁoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stahlrohr" come from?
"Stahlrohr" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Skipisten#92,225syrisches#92,282Seewasser#92,207searching#92,203

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list