Stauwehr
[ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌveːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Stauwehr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem Flussbett liegendes Stauwerk
Corpus desk
Index DE-stauwehr · Stauwehr · German
Stauwehr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Stauwehr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌveːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stauwehr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stauwehr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌveːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem Flussbett liegendes Stauwerk".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Stauwehr, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Stauwehr, spelled S-T-A-U-W-E-H-R.
Definition
- 1in einem Flussbett liegendes Stauwerk
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Stauwehr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aufsteigende Aale überwinden große Hindernisse und können über feuchte Wiesen schlängelnd selbst kurze Landwege passieren; […] Stauwehre werden über besonders angelegte Fischtreppen, Aalrinnen, oder über schwach durchströmte, mit Reisig gefüllte, senkrechte Drahtkörbe, die Aalleitern oder Aalsteigen, umgangen.“
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.