Stehkragen

[ˈʃteːˌkʁaːɡn̩]

/[ˈʃteːˌkʁaːɡn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Stehkragen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,219 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,219
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kragen, der am Hals hochsteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-stehkragen · Stehkragen · German

Stehkragen · rank #76,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,219
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stattfinde

Nearest frequency peer: stattfinde (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Stehkragen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stehkragen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stehkragen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStehkragen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃteːˌkʁaːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stehkragen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stehkragenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stattfinde“ (#76,217), „starrten“ (#76,216), „Steinsalz“ (#76,222). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stehkragen“ bei #76,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stehkragen is uncommon German at frequency #76,219 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃteːˌkʁaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kragen, der am Hals hochsteht".

Stehkragen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Stehkragen, spelled S-T-E-H-K-R-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kragen, der am Hals hochsteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Stehkragen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Dicht gedrängt steht alles, darunter einer – der leider auch noch lang aufgeschossen ist – mit einem hohen, nicht mehr sauberen Stehkragen.“

Synonyms

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 "Stehkragen"?
"Stehkragen" is spelled S-T-E-H-K-R-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃteːˌkʁaːɡn̩].
What does "Stehkragen" mean?
As a noun, "Stehkragen" means: Kragen, der am Hals hochsteht
How do you pronounce "Stehkragen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stehkragen" is [ˈʃteːˌkʁaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stehkragen" come from?
"Stehkragen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stehkragen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list