Standardsprache

[ˈʃtandaʁtˌʃpʁaːxə]

/[ˈʃtandaʁtˌʃpʁaːxə]/ noun

The verdict

“Standardsprache” is uncommon German (frequency #65,712 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,712
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verbindliche, überregionale Form der geschriebenen und gesprochenen Sprache, die auch als Maßstab für den Schulunterricht gilt

Corpus desk

Index DE-standardsprache · Standardsprache · German

Standardsprache · rank #65,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,712
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Standpunkten

Nearest frequency peer: Standpunkten (+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 „Standardsprache“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Standardsprache
PropertyValue
HeadwordStandardsprache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtandaʁtˌʃpʁaːxə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#65,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Standardsprache“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Standardsprachefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Standpunkten“ (#65,713), „Stadtschreiber“ (#65,710), „stanzen“ (#65,714). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Standardsprache“ bei #65,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Standardsprache is uncommon German at frequency #65,712 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtandaʁtˌʃpʁaːxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verbindliche, überregionale Form der geschriebenen und gesprochenen Sprache, die auch als Maßstab für den Schulunterricht gilt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Standardsprache in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Standardsprache, spelled S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    verbindliche, überregionale Form der geschriebenen und gesprochenen Sprache, die auch als Maßstab für den Schulunterricht gilt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Standardsprache wird an den Schulen gelehrt und gilt als verbindlich im Verkehr mit Behörden, Gerichten, Ämtern, Arbeitgebern.
  2. Die Standardsprache ist z .T. staatlich geregelt, z. B. durch die Rechtschreibreform und die Kontrolle der Schulbücher.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Standardsprache"?
"Standardsprache" is spelled S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-S-P-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtandaʁtˌʃpʁaːxə].
What does "Standardsprache" mean?
As a noun, "Standardsprache" means: verbindliche, überregionale Form der geschriebenen und gesprochenen Sprache, die auch als Maßstab für den Schulunterricht gilt
How do you pronounce "Standardsprache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Standardsprache" is [ˈʃtandaʁtˌʃpʁaːxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Standardsprache" come from?
"Standardsprache" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Standardsprache", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list