Stammbuch

[ˈʃtamˌbuːx]

/[ˈʃtamˌbuːx]/ noun

The verdict

“Stammbuch” is uncommon German (frequency #62,879 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,879
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mappe, in der amtliche (teilweise auch kirchliche) Dokumente zu den wesentliche Ereignissen einer Familie gesammelt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-stammbuch · Stammbuch · German

Stammbuch · rank #62,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,879
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stachen

Nearest frequency peer: stachen (-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 „Stammbuch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stammbuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordStammbuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtamˌbuːx]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,879
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stammbuch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stachen“ (#62,878), „Staatsreligion“ (#62,877), „Stifters“ (#62,882). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stammbuch“ bei #62,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stammbuch is uncommon German at frequency #62,879 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtamˌbuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Stammbuch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stammbuch, spelled S-T-A-M-M-B-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mappe, in der amtliche (teilweise auch kirchliche) Dokumente zu den wesentliche Ereignissen einer Familie gesammelt werden
  2. 2
    Büchlein (vor allem eines Kindes, einer Jugendlichen), in dem sich auf ihre Bitte hin Bekannte, Freunde und Verwandte mit – oft literarischen – Texten und Bildern verewigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In einem Stammbuch können Sie die Urkunden und Abschriften aus Personenstandsregistern aufbewahren.“
  2. „Viele Erwachsene kennen ihren eigenen Taufspruch nicht mehr. Wie wäre es, wenn Sie den mal wieder ‚ausgraben‘? Zu finden ist er in der Regel im Stammbuch, in das die Taufe eingetragen worden ist.“

Synonyms

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 "Stammbuch"?
"Stammbuch" is spelled S-T-A-M-M-B-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtamˌbuːx].
What does "Stammbuch" mean?
As a noun, "Stammbuch" means: Mappe, in der amtliche (teilweise auch kirchliche) Dokumente zu den wesentliche Ereignissen einer Familie gesammelt werden
How do you pronounce "Stammbuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stammbuch" is [ˈʃtamˌbuːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stammbuch" come from?
"Stammbuch" 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 "Stammbuch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list