Stallknecht

[ˈʃtalˌknɛçt]

/[ˈʃtalˌknɛçt]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
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-stallknecht · Stallknecht · German

Stallknecht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 Stallknecht
PropertyValue
HeadwordStallknecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtalˌknɛçt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stallknecht“ im Deutschen

Stallknechtsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Stallknecht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtalˌknɛçt]. 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 Stallknecht in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stallknecht, spelled S-T-A-L-L-K-N-E-C-H-T.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Stallknecht zog die Augenbrauen hoch, als er den Befehl empfing, den Ponywagen anzuspannen, und er hielt sie während der ganzen Vorbereitung hochgezogen.“
  2. „Andernfalls hätte man ihn für einen Stallknecht gehalten.“

Synonyms

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list