Stieglitz

[ˈʃtiːˌɡlɪt͡s]

/[ˈʃtiːˌɡlɪt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stieglitz” is uncommon German (frequency #51,714 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,714
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde

Corpus desk

Index DE-stieglitz · Stieglitz · German

Stieglitz · rank #51,714 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,714
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stereoanlage

Nearest frequency peer: Stereoanlage (-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 „Stieglitz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stieglitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordStieglitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtiːˌɡlɪt͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,714
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stieglitz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stereoanlage“ (#51,713), „stinkst“ (#51,715), „Stockach“ (#51,716). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stieglitz“ bei #51,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stieglitz is uncommon German at frequency #51,714 among 8,027 “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

  1. 1
    auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Stieglitz ist auffallend bunt gefärbt.
  2. „Der Wirt schmeckt an seiner Plombe, man muß den Stieglitz mehr ans Fenster rücken, solch Tierchen will auch ein bißchen Licht.“

Synonyms

Distelfink

This word in other languages

goldfinch(English)jilguero(Español)chardonneret(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 "Stieglitz"?
"Stieglitz" is spelled S-T-I-E-G-L-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtiːˌɡlɪt͡s].
What does "Stieglitz" mean?
As a noun, "Stieglitz" means: auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde
How do you pronounce "Stieglitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stieglitz" is [ˈʃtiːˌɡlɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stieglitz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list