Staudamm
[ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam]
The verdict
“Staudamm” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,224
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - künstlich errichtete Anlage zum Aufstauen eines Gewässers
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Staudamm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #40,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Staudamm” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Staudamm (IPA [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,224 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "künstlich errichtete Anlage zum Aufstauen eines Gewässers".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Staudamm, with forms such as "satudamm", "sstaudamm", and "staduamm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Stauraum", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Staudamm, spelled S-T-A-U-D-A-M-M.
Definition
- 1künstlich errichtete Anlage zum Aufstauen eines Gewässers
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: satudamm,sstaudamm,staduamm,stauadmm,staudam,stauddamm,staudmam,sttaudamm,stuadamm,tsaudamm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Staudamm - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Staudamm”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-U-D-A-M-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Stauraum” - see the side-by-side comparison. Staudamm vs Stauraum
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.