Stallbursche

[ˈʃtalˌbʊʁʃə]

/[ˈʃtalˌbʊʁʃə]/ noun

The verdict

“Stallbursche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche Person jüngeren Alters, die in einem Stall, meist in einem Gestüt, Arbeiten verrichtet

Corpus desk

Index DE-stallbursche · Stallbursche · German

Stallbursche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Stallbursche
PropertyValue
HeadwordStallbursche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtalˌbʊʁʃə]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stallbursche“ im Deutschen

Stallburscheschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stallbursche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtalˌbʊʁʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche Person jüngeren Alters, die in einem Stall, meist in einem Gestüt, Arbeiten verrichtet".

No misspelling variants are generated for Stallbursche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Stallbursche, spelled S-T-A-L-L-B-U-R-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliche Person jüngeren Alters, die in einem Stall, meist in einem Gestüt, Arbeiten verrichtet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Schnaufend setzten sich die Pferde in Trab, eng Seite an Seite, während der Stallbursche einige Schritte hinterher trabte.“

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stallbursche"?
"Stallbursche" is spelled S-T-A-L-L-B-U-R-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtalˌbʊʁʃə].
What does "Stallbursche" mean?
As a noun, "Stallbursche" means: männliche Person jüngeren Alters, die in einem Stall, meist in einem Gestüt, Arbeiten verrichtet
How do you pronounce "Stallbursche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stallbursche" is [ˈʃtalˌbʊʁʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stallbursche" come from?
"Stallbursche" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list