Stecknadel

[ˈʃtɛkˌnaːdl̩]

/[ˈʃtɛkˌnaːdl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stecknadel” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,335 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#83,335
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zum Befestigen von Stoff oder zum Abstecken von Nähten verwendete Nadel, deren Kopf zumeist aus Metall oder buntem Glas besteht

Key facts for Stecknadel
PropertyValue
HeadwordStecknadel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛkˌnaːdl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stecknadel” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stecknadel lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stecknadel is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɛkˌnaːdl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,335 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zum Befestigen von Stoff oder zum Abstecken von Nähten verwendete Nadel, deren Kopf zumeist aus Metall oder buntem Glas besteht".

Stecknadel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Stecknadel, spelled S-T-E-C-K-N-A-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Befestigen von Stoff oder zum Abstecken von Nähten verwendete Nadel, deren Kopf zumeist aus Metall oder buntem Glas besteht

This word in other languages

pin(English)alfiler(Español)épingle à nourrice(Français)agulha(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stecknadel"?
"Stecknadel" is spelled S-T-E-C-K-N-A-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛkˌnaːdl̩].
What does "Stecknadel" mean?
As a noun, "Stecknadel" means: zum Befestigen von Stoff oder zum Abstecken von Nähten verwendete Nadel, deren Kopf zumeist aus Metall oder buntem Glas besteht
How do you pronounce "Stecknadel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stecknadel" is [ˈʃtɛkˌnaːdl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stecknadel" come from?
"Stecknadel" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Stecknadel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-C-K-N-A-D-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtɛkˌnaːdl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list