Stewardessen

[ˈstjuːɐdɛsn̩]

/[ˈstjuːɐdɛsn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stewardessen” is uncommon German (frequency #84,619 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,619
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stewardess

Corpus desk

Index DE-stewardessen · Stewardessen · German

Stewardessen · rank #84,619 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,619
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stichhaltige

Nearest frequency peer: stichhaltige (+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 „Stewardessen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stewardessen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStewardessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈstjuːɐdɛsn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#84,619
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stewardessen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stichhaltige“ (#84,620), „Steuergerät“ (#84,617), „Stierkampf“ (#84,621). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stewardessen“ bei #84,619. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stewardessen is uncommon German at frequency #84,619 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈstjuːɐdɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stewardessen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stewardessen, spelled S-T-E-W-A-R-D-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stewardess
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Stewardess
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stewardess
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Stewardess

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 "Stewardessen"?
"Stewardessen" is spelled S-T-E-W-A-R-D-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈstjuːɐdɛsn̩].
What does "Stewardessen" mean?
As a noun, "Stewardessen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stewardess
How do you pronounce "Stewardessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stewardessen" is [ˈstjuːɐdɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stewardessen" come from?
"Stewardessen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stichhaltige#84,620Systemfehler#84,642Sprechblasen#84,595Siedlungsbau#84,570

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list