Stigma

[ˈʃtɪɡma]

/[ˈʃtɪɡma]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stigma” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,800. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,800
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auffälliges, mitunter negativ bewertetes Merkmal, genauer

Corpus desk

Index DE-stigma · Stigma · German

Stigma · rank #37,800 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,800
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Straftatbesta…

Nearest frequency peer: Straftatbestand (+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 „Stigma“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Stigma“ 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).

Stigma vs stimm
50% similar
Stigma vs stimmt
50% similar
Stigma vs Stimme
67% similar

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

Key facts for Stigma
PropertyValue
HeadwordStigma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɪɡma]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,800
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stigma“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stigmaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Straftatbestand“ (#37,801), „Steinchen“ (#37,798), „Subjekte“ (#37,802). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stigma“ bei #37,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Stigma (IPA [ˈʃtɪɡma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,800 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stigma, with forms such as "sitgma", "sstigma", and "stgima". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "stimm", "stimmt", "Stimme", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Stigma, spelled S-T-I-G-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    auffälliges, mitunter negativ bewertetes Merkmal, genauer
  2. 2
    auffälliges, mitunter negativ bewertetes Merkmal, genauer
  3. 3
    auffälliges, mitunter negativ bewertetes Merkmal, genauer
  4. 4
    auffälliges, mitunter negativ bewertetes Merkmal, genauer
  5. 5
    Wundmal Christi
  6. 6
    oberster Teil des Fruchtknotens bei Blütenpflanzen
  7. 7
    Augenfleck (von Geißeltierchen)
  8. 8
    Tracheenöffnung (Atemöffnung von Insekten)
  9. 9
    Ligatur der griechischen Buchstaben Sigma und Tau (Majuskel Ϛ, Minuskel ϛ)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn ein Attribut, wie im Falle von Scheidung oder irischer Stammeszugehörigkeit, viel von seiner Kraft als ein Stigma verliert, wird man Zeuge einer Periode, wo die frühere Definition der Situation mehr und mehr attackiert wird, zunächst vielleicht auf der Bühne der Komödie, und später während gemischter Kontakte in der Öffentlichkeit, bis das Stigma au…
  2. „Das Stigma der Bertinis, das ihnen unsichtbar auf die Stirn gebrannt war, bestand einfach darin, daß sie von sozialer Herkunft und Vermögen der Eltern her auf dieser Höheren Schule Ausnahmeerscheinungen und damit gemäß den herrschenden Anschauungen völlig deplaziert waren.“

Synonyms

BrandmalKennzeichenWundmalNarbeAugenfleck

This word in other languages

stigma(English)estigma(Español)stigmate(Français)estigma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitgma
  • sstigma
  • stgima
  • stigam
  • stiggma
  • stigmma
  • stimga
  • sttigma
  • tsigma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sitgma2sstigma1stgima2stigam2stiggma1stigmma1stimga2sttigma1
Edit distance from "Stigma"

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 "Stigma"?
"Stigma" is spelled S-T-I-G-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪɡma].
What does "Stigma" mean?
As a noun, "Stigma" means: auffälliges, mitunter negativ bewertetes Merkmal, genauer
What words are commonly confused with "Stigma"?
"Stigma" is commonly confused with "stimm", "stimmt", "Stimme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stigma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stigma" is [ˈʃtɪɡma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stigma" come from?
"Stigma" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stativ#37,796Themse#37,814shared#37,777trendy#37,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

umhüllt9 variantsUmrisse9 variantsWanzen9 variantsWerber9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list