Stechuhr
[ˈʃtɛçˌʔuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Stechuhr” 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) - kaum mehr verwendete Kontrolluhr, bei der Löcher in einen laufenden Papierstreifen gestochen wurden, die Beginn und Ende der Arbeitszeit der einzelnen Werktätigen anzeigten
Corpus desk
Index DE-stechuhr · Stechuhr · German
Stechuhr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Stechuhr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛçˌʔuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stechuhr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stechuhr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛçˌʔuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kaum mehr verwendete Kontrolluhr, bei der Löcher in einen laufenden Papierstreifen gestochen wurden, die Beginn und Ende der Arbeitszeit der einzelnen Werktätigen anzeigten".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Stechuhr in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Stechuhr, spelled S-T-E-C-H-U-H-R.
Definition
- 1kaum mehr verwendete Kontrolluhr, bei der Löcher in einen laufenden Papierstreifen gestochen wurden, die Beginn und Ende der Arbeitszeit der einzelnen Werktätigen anzeigten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Stechuhr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Betreten des Bürogebäudes muss die Stechuhr betätigt werden.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.