Stauraum

/[ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,266

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Stauraum is aGermannoun. It means: Platz für Dinge, die man unterbringen/lagern (= verstauen) möchte Pronounced [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]. Often confused with Strafraum and Staudamm.

Key facts for Stauraum
PropertyValue
HeadwordStauraum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,266
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Stauraum in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stauraum is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,266 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Stauraum, with forms such as "saturaum", "sstauraum", and "staruaum". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Strafraum", "Staudamm", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Stauraum, spelled S-T-A-U-R-A-U-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Platz für Dinge, die man unterbringen/lagern (= verstauen) möchte
  2. 2
    Platz, an dem etwas (beispielsweise die Ladung auf Schiffen) gestaut (= sicher vertäut/gelagert) wird
  3. 3
    Teil der Fahrbahn vor Kreuzungen, auf dem Fahrzeuge halten und zum Abbiegen warten
  4. 4
    Raum für Wasser (beispielsweise in einer Talsperre, für Rückhaltebecken an hochwassergefährdeten Flüssen)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: saturaum,sstauraum,staruaum,stauarum,stauramu,stauraumm,staurraum,stauruam,sttauraum,stuaraum,tsauraum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Stauraum

Misspelling Variants of "Stauraum"

saturaum8sstauraum9staruaum8stauarum8stauramu8stauraumm9staurraum9stauruam8
Misspelling Variants of "Stauraum"

Frequency rank: #49,266 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stauraum"?
"Stauraum" is spelled S-T-A-U-R-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m].
What does "Stauraum" mean?
As a noun, "Stauraum" means: Platz für Dinge, die man unterbringen/lagern (= verstauen) möchte
What words are commonly confused with "Stauraum"?
"Stauraum" is commonly confused with "Strafraum", "Staudamm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stauraum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stauraum" is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stauraum" come from?
"Stauraum" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.