Stethoskop

[ʃtetoˈskoːp]

/[ʃtetoˈskoːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stethoskop” is uncommon German (frequency #99,135 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,135
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diagnosegerät zur Beurteilung von Geräuschen (vor allem in der Medizin)

Key facts for Stethoskop
PropertyValue
HeadwordStethoskop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtetoˈskoːp]
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,135
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stethoskop” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stethoskop lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stethoskop is uncommon German at frequency #99,135 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃtetoˈskoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diagnosegerät zur Beurteilung von Geräuschen (vor allem in der Medizin)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stethoskop, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Stethoskop, spelled S-T-E-T-H-O-S-K-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diagnosegerät zur Beurteilung von Geräuschen (vor allem in der Medizin)

This word in other languages

stethoscope(English)estetoscopio(Español)stéthoscope(Français)

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 "Stethoskop"?
"Stethoskop" is spelled S-T-E-T-H-O-S-K-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtetoˈskoːp].
What does "Stethoskop" mean?
As a noun, "Stethoskop" means: Diagnosegerät zur Beurteilung von Geräuschen (vor allem in der Medizin)
How do you pronounce "Stethoskop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stethoskop" is [ʃtetoˈskoːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stethoskop" come from?
"Stethoskop" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Stethoskop”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-T-H-O-S-K-O-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtetoˈskoːp] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list