Staubtuch
[ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌtuːx]
The verdict
“Staubtuch” 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) - Tuch, mit dem man Staub wischen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-staubtuch · Staubtuch · German
Staubtuch · 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 | Staubtuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌtuːx] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Staubtuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Staubtuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌtuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tuch, mit dem man Staub wischen kann".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Staubtuch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Staubtuch, spelled S-T-A-U-B-T-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Tuch, mit dem man Staub wischen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Staubtuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Joyces Staubtuch liegt zerknüllt in ihrer Faust.“
Synonyms
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.