ständig

/[ˈʃtɛndɪç]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,244

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

ständig is anGermanadj. It means: immer während, oder mindestens über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg Pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪç]. It ranks #1,244 in German word frequency. Often confused with stands and ständige.

Key facts for ständig
PropertyValue
Headwordständig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʃtɛndɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,244
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ständig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ständig is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɛndɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,244 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ständig, with forms such as "sständig", "stnädig", and "sttändig". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "stands", "ständige", "standing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ständig, spelled S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    immer während, oder mindestens über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg
  2. 2
    sich immer wiederholend, ununterbrochen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sständig,stnädig,sttändig,städnig,ständdig,ständgi,ständigg,stänidg,stänndig,sätndig,tsändig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ständig

Misspelling Variants of "ständig"

sständig8stnädig7sttändig8städnig7ständdig8ständgi7ständigg8stänidg7
Misspelling Variants of "ständig"

Frequency rank: #1,244 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ständig"?
"ständig" is spelled S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛndɪç].
What does "ständig" mean?
As an adj, "ständig" means: immer während, oder mindestens über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg
What words are commonly confused with "ständig"?
"ständig" is commonly confused with "stands", "ständige", "standing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ständig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ständig" is [ˈʃtɛndɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ständig" come from?
"ständig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.