stationär

[ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]

/[ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“stationär” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,522
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einen festen Ort gebunden, ortsfest (zum Beispiel: Handel, Gewerbe, Militärbesatzung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-stationar · stationär · German

stationär · rank #24,522 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,522
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stammspieler

Nearest frequency peer: Stammspieler (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “stationär”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “stationär” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

stationär vs Stationen
67% similar
stationär vs stationäre
90% similar
stationär vs stationären
82% similar

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

Key facts for stationär
PropertyValue
Headwordstationär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,522
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “stationär” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).stationärliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Stammspieler“ (#24,521), „stattliche“ (#24,523), „Steinfurt“ (#24,524). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around stationär (IPA [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,522 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for stationär, with forms such as "sattionär", "sstationär", and "staitonär". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Stationen", "stationäre", "stationären", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 stationär, spelled S-T-A-T-I-O-N-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einen festen Ort gebunden, ortsfest (zum Beispiel: Handel, Gewerbe, Militärbesatzung)
  2. 2
    im Krankenhaus liegend, in eine Krankenstation aufgenommen; der Patient wird stationiert oder hospitalisiert, das heißt, er bleibt über Nacht
  3. 3
    gleich bleibend, statisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das stationäre Labor ist dem mobilen vorzuziehen, denn es stellt mehr Instrumente zur Verfügung.
  2. Den Schritt in den stationären Handel haben auch andere Internetanbieter [, als Amazon,] bereits vollzogen: Der deutsche Online-Händler Zalando in etwa betreibt bereits Outlet-Stores in Berlin und Frankfurt. Müsli-Fans können die Körnermischungen des Internet-Händlers mymuesli auch in Geschäften kaufen.

Synonyms

ortsgebunden

Antonyms

mobilambulantdynamisch

This word in other languages

stationary(English)fijo(Español)stationnaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sattionär
  • sstationär
  • staitonär
  • statinoär
  • stationnär
  • stationrä
  • stationärr
  • statioänr
  • statoinär
  • stattionär
  • sttaionär
  • sttationär
  • tsationär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stationär - 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.

sattionär2sstationär1staitonär2statinoär2stationnär1stationrä2stationärr1statioänr2
Edit distance from "stationär"

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 "stationär"?
"stationär" is spelled S-T-A-T-I-O-N-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯].
What does "stationär" mean?
As an adjective, "stationär" means: an einen festen Ort gebunden, ortsfest (zum Beispiel: Handel, Gewerbe, Militärbesatzung)
What words are commonly confused with "stationär"?
"stationär" is commonly confused with "Stationen", "stationäre", "stationären". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stationär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stationär" is [ʃtat͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stationär" come from?
"stationär" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Steinfurt#24,524Sprengung#24,519Sportlern#24,517Sträucher#24,528

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

stattliche13 variantsstürzten13 variantsschamlos13 variantsSchaffner13 variants

What to do next

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  • "stationär" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Stationen". View pair
  • 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #24,522 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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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