stehenden Fußes
[ˈʃteːəndn̩ ˈfuːsəs]
The verdict
“stehenden Fußes” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne irgendeine Verzögerung, auf der Stelle
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stehenden Fußes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈʃteːəndn̩ ˈfuːsəs] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stehenden Fußes” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for stehenden Fußes is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃteːəndn̩ ˈfuːsəs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ohne irgendeine Verzögerung, auf der Stelle".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stehenden Fußes, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 stehenden Fußes, spelled S-T-E-H-E-N-D-E-N- -F-U-S-S-E-S.
Definition
- 1ohne irgendeine Verzögerung, auf der Stelle
This word in other languages
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Using “stehenden Fußes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-H-E-N-D-E-N- -F-U-S-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃteːəndn̩ ˈfuːsəs] (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.