Stammesführer

[ˈʃtaməsˌfyːʁɐ]

/[ˈʃtaməsˌfyːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stammesführer” is uncommon German (frequency #96,306 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,306
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Anführer eines Stammes

Key facts for Stammesführer
PropertyValue
HeadwordStammesführer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaməsˌfyːʁɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#96,306
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stammesführer” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stammesführer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stammesführer is uncommon German at frequency #96,306 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaməsˌfyːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Anführer eines Stammes".

No misspelling variants are generated for Stammesführer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Stammesführer, spelled S-T-A-M-M-E-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Anführer eines Stammes

Antonyms

Untergebener

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 "Stammesführer"?
"Stammesführer" is spelled S-T-A-M-M-E-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaməsˌfyːʁɐ].
What does "Stammesführer" mean?
As a noun, "Stammesführer" means: der Anführer eines Stammes
How do you pronounce "Stammesführer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stammesführer" is [ˈʃtaməsˌfyːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stammesführer" come from?
"Stammesführer" 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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Using “Stammesführer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-M-M-E-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaməsˌfyːʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list