Stephansplatz

[ˈʃtɛfansˌplat͡s]

/[ˈʃtɛfansˌplat͡s]/ name

The verdict

“Stephansplatz” is uncommon German (frequency #66,727 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,727
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenname von Plätzen, Straßenname

Corpus desk

Index DE-stephansplatz · Stephansplatz · German

Stephansplatz · rank #66,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,727
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stem

Nearest frequency peer: stem (-1 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 „Stephansplatz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stephansplatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordStephansplatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃtɛfansˌplat͡s]
Letters13
Frequency rank#66,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stephansplatz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stephansplatzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stem“ (#66,726), „sterblich“ (#66,728), „sterilisieren“ (#66,729). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stephansplatz“ bei #66,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stephansplatz is uncommon German at frequency #66,727 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛfansˌplat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenname von Plätzen, Straßenname".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Stephansplatz, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stephansplatz, spelled S-T-E-P-H-A-N-S-P-L-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenname von Plätzen, Straßenname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Verlauf der Arbeiten wird nicht nur die Oberfläche saniert, auch Leitungen für Erdgas, Strom und Wasser werden erneuert – und am Stephansplatz werden zwei neue Trinkhydranten installiert.
  2. Der Stephansplatz in Hamburg ist so etwas wie ein Knotenpunkt in der Hafenstadt.

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 "Stephansplatz"?
"Stephansplatz" is spelled S-T-E-P-H-A-N-S-P-L-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛfansˌplat͡s].
What does "Stephansplatz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Stephansplatz" means: Eigenname von Plätzen, Straßenname
How do you pronounce "Stephansplatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stephansplatz" is [ˈʃtɛfansˌplat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stephansplatz" come from?
"Stephansplatz" 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 "Stephansplatz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list