Stilrichtung

[ˈʃtiːlˌʁɪçtʊŋ]

/[ˈʃtiːlˌʁɪçtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stilrichtung” is uncommon German (frequency #65,724 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,724
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spezifische Art/Ausrichtung des Stils

Corpus desk

Index DE-stilrichtung · Stilrichtung · German

Stilrichtung · rank #65,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,724
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stiefbruder

Nearest frequency peer: Stiefbruder (-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 „Stilrichtung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stilrichtung
PropertyValue
HeadwordStilrichtung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtiːlˌʁɪçtʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stilrichtung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stiefbruder“ (#65,723), „stimmberechtigt“ (#65,725), „sticken“ (#65,722). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stilrichtung“ bei #65,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stilrichtung is uncommon German at frequency #65,724 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtiːlˌʁɪçtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "spezifische Art/Ausrichtung des Stils".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stilrichtung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Stilrichtung, spelled S-T-I-L-R-I-C-H-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    spezifische Art/Ausrichtung des Stils

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Stilrichtungen der Tradition und der Moderne mischen sich in dem über manche Passagen gruseligen Text.“

Synonyms

Stilart

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 "Stilrichtung"?
"Stilrichtung" is spelled S-T-I-L-R-I-C-H-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtiːlˌʁɪçtʊŋ].
What does "Stilrichtung" mean?
As a noun, "Stilrichtung" means: spezifische Art/Ausrichtung des Stils
How do you pronounce "Stilrichtung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stilrichtung" is [ˈʃtiːlˌʁɪçtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stilrichtung" come from?
"Stilrichtung" 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 "Stilrichtung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list