Stange

[ˈʃtaŋə]

/[ˈʃtaŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stange” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,459. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,459
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - länglicher Gegenstand meist aus Holz oder Metall, gerades Bauelement zur Kraftübertragung

Corpus desk

Index DE-stange · Stange · German

Stange · rank #9,459 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,459
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staatsbürgers…

Nearest frequency peer: Staatsbürgerschaft (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Stange“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Stange“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stange vs state
50% similar
Stange vs stone
50% similar
Stange vs sting
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stange
PropertyValue
HeadwordStange
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaŋə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,459
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stange“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Stangeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Staatsbürgerschaft“ (#9,458), „Steiner“ (#9,460), „spot“ (#9,457). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stange“ bei #9,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Stange (IPA [ˈʃtaŋə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,459 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stange, with forms such as "satnge", "sstange", and "stagne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "state", "stone", "sting", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Stange, spelled S-T-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    länglicher Gegenstand meist aus Holz oder Metall, gerades Bauelement zur Kraftübertragung
  2. 2
    Gegenstand in länglicher Form
  3. 3
    mehrere Gegenstände, die verpackt der Form von [2] ähneln
  4. 4
    ein besonderes Bierglas, die Kölner Stange
  5. 5
    Biermaß
  6. 6
    Pfosten bei Fußballtoren
  7. 7
    der linke oder rechte Teil des Geweihes
  8. 8
    der Schwanz des Fuchses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe noch ein paar Stangen aus Holz, die wir zum Abstützen des Garagendaches nehmen können.
  2. „Aber der dürre lange Tote war Morten Sise, der Kapitän selber, und da er zeit seines Lebens ein sonderbarer Kauz gewesen war, wollte er auch jetzt im Meere bleiben, wo es ihm immer am besten gefallen hatte, und wie sehr man auch mit Stangen und Widerhaken an ihm zerrte, er gab nicht nach.“

Synonyms

StabStockPfostenTorpfostenTorstange

This word in other languages

pole(English)pértiga(Español)barre(Français)barra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satnge
  • sstange
  • stagne
  • staneg
  • stangge
  • stannge
  • stnage
  • sttange
  • tsange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stange - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

satnge2sstange1stagne2staneg2stangge1stannge1stnage2sttange1
Edit distance from "Stange"

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 "Stange"?
"Stange" is spelled S-T-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaŋə].
What does "Stange" mean?
As a noun, "Stange" means: länglicher Gegenstand meist aus Holz oder Metall, gerades Bauelement zur Kraftübertragung
What words are commonly confused with "Stange"?
"Stange" is commonly confused with "state", "stone", "sting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stange" is [ˈʃtaŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stange" come from?
"Stange" 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 "Stange", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sperma#9,455summer#9,463siegte#9,453Schirm#9,449

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

rückte9 variantsUrteile9 variantsNiklas9 variantsNelson9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list