staubige

[ˈʃtaʊ̯bɪɡə]

/[ˈʃtaʊ̯bɪɡə]/ adj

The verdict

“staubige” is uncommon German (frequency #83,334 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,334
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig

Key facts for staubige
PropertyValue
Headwordstaubige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtaʊ̯bɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “staubige” 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). staubige lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

staubige is uncommon German at frequency #83,334 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯bɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for staubige in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 staubige, spelled S-T-A-U-B-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig

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 "staubige"?
"staubige" is spelled S-T-A-U-B-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʊ̯bɪɡə].
What does "staubige" mean?
As an adjective, "staubige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs staubig
How do you pronounce "staubige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "staubige" is [ˈʃtaʊ̯bɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "staubige" come from?
"staubige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “staubige”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-U-B-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaʊ̯bɪɡə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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