Starkstrom

[ˈʃtaʁkˌʃtʁoːm]

/[ˈʃtaʁkˌʃtʁoːm]/ noun

The verdict

“Starkstrom” is uncommon German (frequency #96,308 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,308
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starker elektrischer Strom, mit sehr hoher Stromstärke und zumeist sehr hoher Spannung

Corpus desk

Index DE-starkstrom · Starkstrom · German

Starkstrom · rank #96,308 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,308
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stattzufinden

Nearest frequency peer: stattzufinden (+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 „Starkstrom“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Starkstrom
PropertyValue
HeadwordStarkstrom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaʁkˌʃtʁoːm]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,308
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Starkstrom“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Starkstromfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stattzufinden“ (#96,309), „Stammesführer“ (#96,306), „Steinhäuser“ (#96,311). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Starkstrom“ bei #96,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Starkstrom is uncommon German at frequency #96,308 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʁkˌʃtʁoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "starker elektrischer Strom, mit sehr hoher Stromstärke und zumeist sehr hoher Spannung".

No misspelling variants are generated for Starkstrom in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Starkstrom, spelled S-T-A-R-K-S-T-R-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    starker elektrischer Strom, mit sehr hoher Stromstärke und zumeist sehr hoher Spannung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Starkstrom ist sehr gefährlich, bei Arbeiten am oder mit Starkstrom sollte man immer vorsichtig sein.
  2. Anschlüsse für Starkstrom gibt es im normalen Haushalt nicht, diese findet man zum Beispiel auf Baustellen.

Synonyms

DrehstromDreiphasenstromDreiphasenwechselstromKraftstrom

Antonyms

Schwachstrom

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 "Starkstrom"?
"Starkstrom" is spelled S-T-A-R-K-S-T-R-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʁkˌʃtʁoːm].
What does "Starkstrom" mean?
As a noun, "Starkstrom" means: starker elektrischer Strom, mit sehr hoher Stromstärke und zumeist sehr hoher Spannung
How do you pronounce "Starkstrom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Starkstrom" is [ˈʃtaʁkˌʃtʁoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Starkstrom" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list