Stammsilbe
[ˈʃtamˌzɪlbə]
The verdict
“Stammsilbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Silbe, die den Wortstamm bildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-stammsilbe · Stammsilbe · German
Stammsilbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stammsilbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtamˌzɪlbə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stammsilbe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stammsilbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtamˌzɪlbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Silbe, die den Wortstamm bildet".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stammsilbe, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Stammsilbe, spelled S-T-A-M-M-S-I-L-B-E.
Definition
- 1Silbe, die den Wortstamm bildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Stammsilbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die hervorstechendsten Kennzeichen der germanischen Sprachen, die Verschiebung der Verschlußlaute (sogenannte 1. oder germanische Lautverschiebung) und die Zurückziehung des frei beweglichen Worttones auf die Stammsilbe, sind in den frühesten germanischen Wörtern und Namen bereits ausgebildet.“
Antonyms
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.