Stinger

[ˈstɪŋɐ]

/[ˈstɪŋɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Stinger” is uncommon German (frequency #97,758 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,758
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - FIM-92 Stinger, infrarotgelenkte Flugabwehrrakete

Corpus desk

Index DE-stinger · Stinger · German

Stinger · rank #97,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,758
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stochastische

Nearest frequency peer: stochastische (+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 „Stinger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stinger
PropertyValue
HeadwordStinger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈstɪŋɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,758
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stinger“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stochastische“ (#97,759), „Stimmgabel“ (#97,756), „stochern“ (#97,760). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stinger“ bei #97,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stinger is uncommon German at frequency #97,758 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈstɪŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "FIM-92 Stinger, infrarotgelenkte Flugabwehrrakete".

Stinger has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Stinger, spelled S-T-I-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    FIM-92 Stinger, infrarotgelenkte Flugabwehrrakete

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Klar, wir haben ihnen auch Maultiere aus Argentinien und Flaks aus Ägypten, Kalaschnikows aus China und Stinger aus Nevada geliefert, aber richtig eingeschlagen haben die Dollars.“

This word in other languages

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 "Stinger"?
"Stinger" is spelled S-T-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈstɪŋɐ].
What does "Stinger" mean?
As a noun, "Stinger" means: FIM-92 Stinger, infrarotgelenkte Flugabwehrrakete
How do you pronounce "Stinger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stinger" is [ˈstɪŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stinger" come from?
"Stinger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list