Stahlwerk

[ˈʃtaːlˌvɛʁk]

/[ˈʃtaːlˌvɛʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stahlwerk” is uncommon German (frequency #53,263 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,263
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Werk, das Stahl herstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-stahlwerk · Stahlwerk · German

Stahlwerk · rank #53,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,263
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtstaaten

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtstaaten (-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 „Stahlwerk“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stahlwerk
PropertyValue
HeadwordStahlwerk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːlˌvɛʁk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stahlwerk“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stahlwerkfällt 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: „Stadtstaaten“ (#53,262), „Stammgast“ (#53,264), „Sprints“ (#53,261). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stahlwerk“ bei #53,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stahlwerk is uncommon German at frequency #53,263 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːlˌvɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Werk, das Stahl herstellt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stahlwerk, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Stahlwerk, spelled S-T-A-H-L-W-E-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Werk, das Stahl herstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ehemalige Stahlwerk ist heute eine Ruine.
  2. „Denn ein sehr großer Teil der CO₂-Einsparung in Rohrdorf geht schon jetzt auf eine geänderte Rezeptur mit einen höheren Anteil etwa von Hochofenschlacke aus Stahlwerken zurück.“

Synonyms

StahlhütteStahlkocherei

This word in other languages

steelworks(English)acerería(Español)aciérie(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 "Stahlwerk"?
"Stahlwerk" is spelled S-T-A-H-L-W-E-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːlˌvɛʁk].
What does "Stahlwerk" mean?
As a noun, "Stahlwerk" means: ein Werk, das Stahl herstellt
How do you pronounce "Stahlwerk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stahlwerk" is [ˈʃtaːlˌvɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stahlwerk" come from?
"Stahlwerk" 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 "Stahlwerk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Stammgast#53,264Stiefsohn#53,269Shootings#53,241Sezession#53,237

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list