Stegosaurus
[ʃteɡoˈzaʊ̯ʁʊs]
The verdict
“Stegosaurus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vierbeiniger, pflanzenfressender Dinosaurier mit zwei Reihen von Rückenplatten und einem Stachelschwanz aus dem späten Jura
Corpus desk
Index DE-stegosaurus · Stegosaurus · German
Stegosaurus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Stegosaurus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃteɡoˈzaʊ̯ʁʊs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stegosaurus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stegosaurus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃteɡoˈzaʊ̯ʁʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vierbeiniger, pflanzenfressender Dinosaurier mit zwei Reihen von Rückenplatten und einem Stachelschwanz aus dem späten Jura".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Stegosaurus, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stegosaurus, spelled S-T-E-G-O-S-A-U-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1vierbeiniger, pflanzenfressender Dinosaurier mit zwei Reihen von Rückenplatten und einem Stachelschwanz aus dem späten Jura
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Stegosaurus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Stegosaurus wurde etwa neun Meter lang.
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.