Stelze
[ˈʃtɛlt͡sə]
The verdict
“Stelze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stange zum Verlängern eines Beines (paarweise verwendet)
Corpus desk
Index DE-stelze · Stelze · German
Stelze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Stelze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛlt͡sə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stelze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stelze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛlt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stelze, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Stelze, spelled S-T-E-L-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Stange zum Verlängern eines Beines (paarweise verwendet)
- 2Pfahl bei einem Pfahlbau
- 3Vertreter der Vogelgattung Motacilla
- 4Kurzwort für Kalbsstelze, Schweinsstelze
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stelze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Clown geht auf Stelzen.
Das Haus steht auf Stelzen.
Synonyms
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.