stäupen
[ˈʃtɔɪ̯pn̩]
The verdict
“stäupen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden mit der Rute züchtigen, der an einem Schandpfahl (Staupe) steht
Corpus desk
Index DE-staupen · stäupen · German
stäupen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | stäupen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔɪ̯pn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „stäupen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
stäupen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtɔɪ̯pn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden mit der Rute züchtigen, der an einem Schandpfahl (Staupe) steht".
Zero misspellings are on record for stäupen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stäupen, spelled S-T-Ä-U-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden mit der Rute züchtigen, der an einem Schandpfahl (Staupe) steht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how stäupen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Missetäter wurde öffentlich mit der Rute gestäupt.
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.