Stichwörter

[ˈʃtɪçˌvœʁtɐ]

/[ˈʃtɪçˌvœʁtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stichwörter” is uncommon German (frequency #56,562 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,562
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-stichworter · Stichwörter · German

Stichwörter · rank #56,562 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,562
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH steuerten

Nearest frequency peer: steuerten (-2 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 „Stichwörter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stichwörter
PropertyValue
HeadwordStichwörter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɪçˌvœʁtɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stichwörter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Stichwörterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „steuerten“ (#56,560), „Steuersenkung“ (#56,559), „Streichelzoo“ (#56,565). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stichwörter“ bei #56,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stichwörter is uncommon German at frequency #56,562 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɪçˌvœʁtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Stichwörter, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Stichwörter, spelled S-T-I-C-H-W-Ö-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stichwort
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Stichwort
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Stichwörter"?
"Stichwörter" is spelled S-T-I-C-H-W-Ö-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪçˌvœʁtɐ].
What does "Stichwörter" mean?
As a noun, "Stichwörter" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stichwort
How do you pronounce "Stichwörter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stichwörter" is [ˈʃtɪçˌvœʁtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stichwörter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stürmischer#56,568Stadtführer#56,554Staatsrecht#56,552Sporttasche#56,545

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list