Staudamm

[ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam]

/[ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam]/ noun

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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
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - künstlich errichtete Anlage zum Aufstauen eines Gewässers

Corpus desk

Index DE-staudamm · Staudamm · German

Staudamm · rank #40,224 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #40,224
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Startkapital

Nearest frequency peer: Startkapital (-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 „Staudamm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Staudamm vs Stauraum
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Staudamm
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaudamm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,224
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Staudamm“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Staudammliegt 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: „Startkapital“ (#40,223), „Steinhaus“ (#40,225), „Stalking“ (#40,222). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Staudamm“ bei #40,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Staudamm (IPA [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,224 among 8,027 “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

  1. 1
    künstlich errichtete Anlage zum Aufstauen eines Gewässers

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Staudamm war durchnässt und daher bruchgefährdet.
  2. „Durch den Bau des Staudamms von Assuan kommt es heute jedoch nicht mehr zu derartigen Überschwemmungen.“

Antonyms

Bahndamm

This word in other languages

dam(English)presa(Español)barrage(Français)represa(Português)

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.

satudamm2sstaudamm1staduamm2stauadmm2staudam1stauddamm1staudmam2sttaudamm1
Edit distance from "Staudamm"

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 "Staudamm"?
"Staudamm" is spelled S-T-A-U-D-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam].
What does "Staudamm" mean?
As a noun, "Staudamm" means: künstlich errichtete Anlage zum Aufstauen eines Gewässers
What words are commonly confused with "Staudamm"?
"Staudamm" is commonly confused with "Stauraum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Staudamm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staudamm" is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌdam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staudamm" come from?
"Staudamm" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stalking#40,222Stéphane#40,232Shenzhen#40,207template#40,246

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Sphinx10 variantsSyrern10 variantsseufzte10 variantsschwor10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list