Staubkorn
[ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌkɔʁn]
The verdict
“Staubkorn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einzelnes Stückchen Staubes
Corpus desk
Index DE-staubkorn · Staubkorn · German
Staubkorn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Staubkorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌkɔʁn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Staubkorn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Staubkorn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌkɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einzelnes Stückchen Staubes".
Zero misspellings are on record for Staubkorn in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Staubkorn, spelled S-T-A-U-B-K-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1einzelnes Stückchen Staubes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Staubkorn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kein Strohhalm und kein Staubkorn darf ihr Fell verunzieren.“
„Eine Wolke aus Staubkörnern hieß mich willkommen.“
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.