Staufen

[ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩]

/[ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Staufen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,265 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,265
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-staufen · Staufen · German

Staufen · rank #53,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,265
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stammgast

Nearest frequency peer: Stammgast (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Staufen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Staufen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Staufen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Staufen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Staufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stammgast“ (#53,264), „Sterilisation“ (#53,266), „Stahlwerk“ (#53,263). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Staufen“ bei #53,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Staufen is uncommon German at frequency #53,265 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Staufen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Staufen, spelled S-T-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Staufen liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Staufen"?
"Staufen" is spelled S-T-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "Staufen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Staufen" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Staufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staufen" is [ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staufen" come from?
"Staufen" 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 "Staufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sprints#53,261straffe#53,270spottet#53,258singers#53,245

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list