stauben
[ˈʃtaʊ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“stauben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staub aufwirbeln, Staub von sich geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-stauben · stauben · German
stauben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stauben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʊ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „stauben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
stauben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for stauben, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is stauben, spelled S-T-A-U-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Staub aufwirbeln, Staub von sich geben
- 2mit Mehl eindicken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stauben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hier staubt es aber gewaltig.
Der Pulverschnee staubte unter den Kufen des Skiläufers.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.