stauen
[ˈʃtaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“stauen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #68,707 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #68,707
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Bewegung von etwas (einer Flüssigkeit) unterbinden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stauen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for stauen is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaʊ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,707 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stauen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 stauen, spelled S-T-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Bewegung von etwas (einer Flüssigkeit) unterbinden
- 2den (Verkehrs-)Fluss zum Erliegen bringen
- 3Ladungsgüter in ein Behältnis packen
This word in other languages
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 “stauen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-U-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaʊ̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.