Stand

[ʃtant]

/[ʃtant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stand” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #386 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#386
frequency rank, German
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das aufrechte Stehen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stand vs Star
60% similar
Stand vs Stau
60% similar
Stand vs stay
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stand
PropertyValue
HeadwordStand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtant]
Letters5
Frequency rank#386
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stand” 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). Stand lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stand is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtant]. Corpus data places it at rank #386 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stand, with forms such as "satnd", "sstand", and "stadn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Star", "Stau", "stay", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stand, spelled S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    das aufrechte Stehen
  2. 2
    das Stillstehen, die Bewegungslosigkeit
  3. 3
    der Stehplatz
  4. 4
    Schießstand
  5. 5
    Führerstand
  6. 6
    schnell auf- und abbaubare Verkaufsstelle, Verkaufstisch
  7. 7
    kleine Abteilung eines Stalles
  8. 8
    im Ablauf einer Entwicklung momentan erreichte Stufe
  9. 9
    bestimmte Eigenschaft, Beschaffenheit, Verfassung von etwas
  10. 10
    Familienstand
  11. 11
    Berufsstand
  12. 12
    (in einer hierarchischen Gesellschaft) bestimmte abgeschlossene Gruppe
  13. 13
    Vertreter von ^([12]) in mittelalterlichen politischen Gremien
  14. 14
    Kanton
  15. 15
    Wildbestand

Synonyms

StehenBudeBoxStadiumKlasseSchichtKantonOrtBestand

Antonyms

HockeSitzFahrtFlugLaufLadenKaufhaus

This word in other languages

stand(English)estado(Español)position(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: satnd,sstand,stadn,standd,stannd,stnad,sttand,tsand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stand - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

satnd2sstand1stadn2standd1stannd1stnad2sttand1tsand2
Edit distance from "Stand"

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 "Stand"?
"Stand" is spelled S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtant].
What does "Stand" mean?
As a noun, "Stand" means: das aufrechte Stehen
What words are commonly confused with "Stand"?
"Stand" is commonly confused with "Star", "Stau", "stay". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stand" is [ʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stand" come from?
"Stand" 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 “Stand”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Star” - see the side-by-side comparison. Stand vs Star
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list