Standpauke

[ˈʃtantˌpaʊ̯kə]

/[ˈʃtantˌpaʊ̯kə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Standpauke” is uncommon German (frequency #83,329 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,329
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rede, mit der jemand heftig gerügt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-standpauke · Standpauke · German

Standpauke · rank #83,329 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,329
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtallendorf

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtallendorf (-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 „Standpauke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Standpauke
PropertyValue
HeadwordStandpauke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtantˌpaʊ̯kə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Standpauke“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Standpaukefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadtallendorf“ (#83,328), „Stanislav“ (#83,330), „Stadionsprecher“ (#83,327). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Standpauke“ bei #83,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Standpauke is uncommon German at frequency #83,329 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtantˌpaʊ̯kə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rede, mit der jemand heftig gerügt wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Standpauke, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Standpauke, spelled S-T-A-N-D-P-A-U-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rede, mit der jemand heftig gerügt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie beendeten ihre Standpauke mit der Drohung, dass sie mich schon noch bestrafen würden.“
  2. „Die Standpauken kamen völlig unerwartet.“

Synonyms

GardinenpredigtStrafpredigtStrafrede

This word in other languages

harangue(English)engueulade(Français)

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 "Standpauke"?
"Standpauke" is spelled S-T-A-N-D-P-A-U-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtantˌpaʊ̯kə].
What does "Standpauke" mean?
As a noun, "Standpauke" means: Rede, mit der jemand heftig gerügt wird
How do you pronounce "Standpauke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Standpauke" is [ˈʃtantˌpaʊ̯kə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spitzhacke#83,324Stecknadel#83,335Spielfluss#83,322Steinmauer#83,337

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list