Stieglitz
[ˈʃtiːˌɡlɪt͡s]
The verdict
“Stieglitz” is uncommon German (frequency #51,714 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,714
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stieglitz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtiːˌɡlɪt͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #51,714 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Stieglitz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Stieglitz is uncommon German at frequency #51,714 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtiːˌɡlɪt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde".
No misspelling variants are generated for Stieglitz in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Stieglitz, spelled S-T-I-E-G-L-I-T-Z.
Definition
- 1auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde
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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.
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Using “Stieglitz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-I-E-G-L-I-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.