Staublappen
[ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌlapn̩]
The verdict
“Staublappen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleineres, weiches Stück Stoff zum Entfernen von Staub
Corpus desk
Index DE-staublappen · Staublappen · German
Staublappen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Staublappen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌlapn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Staublappen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Staublappen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌlapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleineres, weiches Stück Stoff zum Entfernen von Staub".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Staublappen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Staublappen, spelled S-T-A-U-B-L-A-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleineres, weiches Stück Stoff zum Entfernen von Staub
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Staublappen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bevor seine Mutter zu Besuch kam, ging er noch schnell mit dem Staublappen über alle sichtbaren Flächen in seiner Wohnung.
„Beinah trotzig stand sie vor mir in Faltenrock und Bluse, Hände in die Hüften gestützt, unterm Arm die Einkaufstasche, darin verborgen frischgewaschene Aufnehmer, Staublappen und der Putzkittel.“
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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.