Stichwort

[ˈʃtɪçˌvɔʁt]

/[ˈʃtɪçˌvɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stichwort” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,398. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,398
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort, das man in einem Wörterbuch alphabetisch oder nach anderen Kriterien geordnet auffinden kann und erläutert ist oder einen Textverweis enthält

Corpus desk

Index DE-stichwort · Stichwort · German

Stichwort · rank #7,398 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,398
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Speicher

Nearest frequency peer: Speicher (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Stichwort“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Stichwort“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stichwort vs Stichworte
90% similar
Stichwort vs Sprichwort
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stichwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordStichwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɪçˌvɔʁt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,398
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stichwort“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Stichwortliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Speicher“ (#7,397), „städtische“ (#7,399), „Spaziergang“ (#7,396). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stichwort“ bei #7,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Stichwort (IPA [ˈʃtɪçˌvɔʁt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,398 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stichwort, with forms such as "sitchwort", "sstichwort", and "stcihwort". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Stichworte", "Sprichwort", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Stichwort, spelled S-T-I-C-H-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wort, das man in einem Wörterbuch alphabetisch oder nach anderen Kriterien geordnet auffinden kann und erläutert ist oder einen Textverweis enthält
  2. 2
    Gedächtnishilfe
  3. 3
    Hinweis für jemanden darauf, dass der Zeitpunkt für eine bestimmte Aktion gekommen ist
  4. 4
    kompakte, einprägsame Form einer Aussage
  5. 5
    spöttische Bemerkung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein großes Wörterbuch des Deutschen muss mindestens 200000 Stichwörter haben.
  2. „Merklich voneinander verschiedene Wörter, die nicht ohne weiteres als zusammengehörig erkannt werden können, sind getrennte Stichwörter in getrennten Artikeln…“

Synonyms

LemmaSchlagwortSuchbegriffSuchwortLeitwortMerkwortAnsageEinsatzzeichenZeichenDeviseLeitgedankeLeitsatzLeitspruchLosungMottoParoleSchlagwortSloganSpötteleiStichredeHohnwort

This word in other languages

keyword(English)lema(Español)mot-clé(Français)entrada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitchwort
  • sstichwort
  • stcihwort
  • sticchwort
  • stichhwort
  • stichowrt
  • stichworrt
  • stichwortt
  • stichwotr
  • stichwrot
  • stichwwort
  • sticwhort
  • stihcwort
  • sttichwort
  • tsichwort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stichwort - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sitchwort2sstichwort1stcihwort2sticchwort1stichhwort1stichowrt2stichworrt1stichwortt1
Edit distance from "Stichwort"

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 "Stichwort"?
"Stichwort" is spelled S-T-I-C-H-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪçˌvɔʁt].
What does "Stichwort" mean?
As a noun, "Stichwort" means: Wort, das man in einem Wörterbuch alphabetisch oder nach anderen Kriterien geordnet auffinden kann und erläutert ist oder einen Textverweis enthält
What words are commonly confused with "Stichwort"?
"Stichwort" is commonly confused with "Stichworte", "Sprichwort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stichwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stichwort" is [ˈʃtɪçˌvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stichwort" come from?
"Stichwort" 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 "Stichwort", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schuljahr#7,391Rückseite#7,387Rezension#7,384verleihen#7,415

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

umzusetzen15 variantsZivilisten15 variantsKünstlern15 variantsbeherrscht15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list