Stauung

[ˈʃtaʊ̯ʊŋ]

/[ˈʃtaʊ̯ʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Stauung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - das Unterbinden, Behindern, Hemmen der Bewegung, des Flusses von etwas (einer Flüssigkeit)

Corpus desk

Index DE-stauung · Stauung · German

Stauung · 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.

Key facts for Stauung
PropertyValue
HeadwordStauung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaʊ̯ʊŋ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stauung“ im Deutschen

Stauungschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stauung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯ʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stauung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Stauung, spelled S-T-A-U-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Unterbinden, Behindern, Hemmen der Bewegung, des Flusses von etwas (einer Flüssigkeit)
  2. 2
    Zustand von [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Stauung des Wassers beeinträchtigte zudem die Wasserqualität der Stadt Basel, weil das langsamer fliessende Wasser ins Grundwasser drang.“
  2. „Zusätzlich zu den blutspeichernden Arterien in der Nähe des Gehirns besitzt die Giraffe mehrere venöse Klappen, um eine Stauung des Blutes zu verhindern sowie einen streng einseitig gerichteten Blutfluss zu bewirken[.]“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stauung"?
"Stauung" is spelled S-T-A-U-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ʊŋ].
What does "Stauung" mean?
As a noun, "Stauung" means: das Unterbinden, Behindern, Hemmen der Bewegung, des Flusses von etwas (einer Flüssigkeit)
How do you pronounce "Stauung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stauung" is [ˈʃtaʊ̯ʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stauung" come from?
"Stauung" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list