Stängel

[ˈʃtɛŋl̩]

/[ˈʃtɛŋl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Stängel” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,931 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,931
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hauptspross einer nicht krautigen Pflanze

Key facts for Stängel
PropertyValue
HeadwordStängel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛŋl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,931
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stängel” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stängel lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stängel is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɛŋl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,931 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Stängel has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stängel, spelled S-T-Ä-N-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptspross einer nicht krautigen Pflanze
  2. 2
    männliches Glied, Penis

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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 "Stängel"?
"Stängel" is spelled S-T-Ä-N-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛŋl̩].
What does "Stängel" mean?
As a noun, "Stängel" means: Hauptspross einer nicht krautigen Pflanze
How do you pronounce "Stängel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stängel" is [ˈʃtɛŋl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stängel" come from?
"Stängel" 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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Using “Stängel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-Ä-N-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtɛŋl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list