standalone

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The verdict

“standalone” is uncommon German (frequency #76,215 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,215
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus sich selbst heraus funktionsfähig

Key facts for standalone
PropertyValue
Headwordstandalone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “standalone” 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). standalone lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

standalone is uncommon German at frequency #76,215 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus sich selbst heraus funktionsfähig".

standalone doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is standalone, spelled S-T-A-N-D-A-L-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus sich selbst heraus funktionsfähig

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 "standalone"?
"standalone" is spelled S-T-A-N-D-A-L-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "standalone" mean?
As an adjective, "standalone" means: aus sich selbst heraus funktionsfähig
How do you pronounce "standalone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "standalone" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "standalone" come from?
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Using “standalone”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-N-D-A-L-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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