Staubsauger

[ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌzaʊ̯ɡɐ]

/[ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌzaʊ̯ɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Staubsauger” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,489
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elektrisches Gerät, das Flächen durch Absaugen des darauf befindlichen Schmutzes reinigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-staubsauger · Staubsauger · German

Staubsauger · rank #15,489 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,489
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Starter

Nearest frequency peer: Starter (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Staubsauger“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Staubsauger“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Staubsauger
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaubsauger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌzaʊ̯ɡɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,489
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Staubsauger“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Staubsaugerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Starter“ (#15,488), „streamen“ (#15,490), „Stande“ (#15,487). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Staubsauger“ bei #15,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Staubsauger (IPA [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌzaʊ̯ɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,489 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "elektrisches Gerät, das Flächen durch Absaugen des darauf befindlichen Schmutzes reinigt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Staubsauger, with forms such as "satubsauger", "sstaubsauger", and "stabusauger". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Staubsauger, spelled S-T-A-U-B-S-A-U-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    elektrisches Gerät, das Flächen durch Absaugen des darauf befindlichen Schmutzes reinigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Staubsauger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Unser Staubsauger ist defekt, er saugt nur noch mit halber Kraft.
  2. „Er war allerdings nicht auf der Flucht, sondern kam als erfolgreicher Handelsvertreter für Nähmaschinen und neuerdings Staubsauger aus dem amerikanischen Singer-Konzern.“

Antonyms

BesenSchrubber

This word in other languages

vacuum cleaner(English)aspiradora(Español)aspirateur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satubsauger
  • sstaubsauger
  • stabusauger
  • staubasuger
  • staubbsauger
  • staubsaguer
  • staubsauegr
  • staubsaugerr
  • staubsaugger
  • staubsaugre
  • staubssauger
  • staubsuager
  • stausbauger
  • sttaubsauger
  • stuabsauger
  • tsaubsauger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Staubsauger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

satubsauger2sstaubsauger1stabusauger2staubasuger2staubbsauger1staubsaguer2staubsauegr2staubsaugerr1
Edit distance from "Staubsauger"

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 "Staubsauger"?
"Staubsauger" is spelled S-T-A-U-B-S-A-U-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌzaʊ̯ɡɐ].
What does "Staubsauger" mean?
As a noun, "Staubsauger" means: elektrisches Gerät, das Flächen durch Absaugen des darauf befindlichen Schmutzes reinigt
What are common misspellings of "Staubsauger"?
Common misspellings include "satubsauger", "sstaubsauger", "stabusauger", "staubasuger", "staubbsauger". The correct spelling is "Staubsauger".
How do you pronounce "Staubsauger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staubsauger" is [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌzaʊ̯ɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staubsauger" come from?
"Staubsauger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Staubsauger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list