stang

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The verdict

“stang” is uncommon German (frequency #89,611 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,611
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs sting

Corpus desk

Index DE-stang · stang · German

stang · rank #89,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,611
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtgespräch

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtgespräch (-3 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 „stang“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stang
PropertyValue
Headwordstang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stang“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stangfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadtgespräch“ (#89,608), „Staubwolke“ (#89,615), „Steinhaufen“ (#89,616). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stang“ bei #89,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stang is uncommon German at frequency #89,611 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs sting".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for stang, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is stang, spelled S-T-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs sting

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 "stang"?
"stang" is spelled S-T-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "stang" mean?
As a verb, "stang" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs sting
How do you pronounce "stang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stang" is […]. 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 "stang", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list