Stelle

/[ˈʃtɛlə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#525

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Stelle is aGermannoun. It means: berufliche Anstellung; Arbeitsplatz Pronounced [ˈʃtɛlə]. It ranks #525 in German word frequency. Often confused with still and style.

Key facts for Stelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordStelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɛlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#525
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Stelle in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stelle is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɛlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #525 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Stelle, with forms such as "setlle", "sstelle", and "stelel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "still", "style", "stile", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Stelle, spelled S-T-E-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    berufliche Anstellung; Arbeitsplatz
  2. 2
    Bezeichnung für den Teil einer Zahl
  3. 3
    allgemeiner Ausdruck für einen Platz auf diversen Oberflächen
  4. 4
    Abschnitt in einem Text oder Musikwerk
  5. 5
    allgemeiner Ausdruck für einen Ort, an dem etwas geschieht; zum Beispiel auch für Behörde oder Amt

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: setlle,sstelle,stelel,stlele,sttelle,tselle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Stelle

Misspelling Variants of "Stelle"

setlle6sstelle7stelel6stlele6sttelle7tselle6
Misspelling Variants of "Stelle"

Frequency rank: #525 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stelle"?
"Stelle" is spelled S-T-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛlə].
What does "Stelle" mean?
As a noun, "Stelle" means: berufliche Anstellung; Arbeitsplatz
What words are commonly confused with "Stelle"?
"Stelle" is commonly confused with "still", "style", "stile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stelle" is [ˈʃtɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stelle" come from?
"Stelle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.