Stauwerk
[ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk]
The verdict
“Stauwerk” 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) - Bau quer durch ein strömendes Gewässer, das dieses am (schnellen) Abfluss hindern soll
Corpus desk
Index DE-stauwerk · Stauwerk · German
Stauwerk · 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 | Stauwerk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stauwerk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stauwerk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʊ̯ˌvɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bau quer durch ein strömendes Gewässer, das dieses am (schnellen) Abfluss hindern soll".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stauwerk, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Stauwerk, spelled S-T-A-U-W-E-R-K.
Definition
- 1Bau quer durch ein strömendes Gewässer, das dieses am (schnellen) Abfluss hindern soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Stauwerk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gerade Raubfische haben längst gemerkt, daß am Stauwerk ein sehr reichlich gedeckter Tisch sich darbietet. Es ist nicht zu viel gesagt, wenn man das Stauwerk als ein Anglerparadies bezeichnet […].“
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.