Staubmaus
[ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌmaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Staubmaus” 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) - kleine Zusammenballung von Staub
Corpus desk
Index DE-staubmaus · Staubmaus · German
Staubmaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Staubmaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌmaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Staubmaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Staubmaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌmaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Zusammenballung von Staub".
Zero misspellings are on record for Staubmaus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Staubmaus, spelled S-T-A-U-B-M-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1kleine Zusammenballung von Staub
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Staubmaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich sah weiter an mir herunter, auf meine nackten Füße und Zehen, zwischen denn sich mehrere Staubmäuse verfangen hatten.“
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.