stinksauer

[ʃtɪŋkˈzaʊ̯ɐ]

/[ʃtɪŋkˈzaʊ̯ɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“stinksauer” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,513. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,513
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - äußerst wütend, mit sehr viel Wut, Zorn

Corpus desk

Index DE-stinksauer · stinksauer · German

stinksauer · rank #48,513 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,513
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Steward

Nearest frequency peer: Steward (-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 „stinksauer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stinksauer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stinksauer
PropertyValue
Headwordstinksauer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃtɪŋkˈzaʊ̯ɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,513
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stinksauer“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Steward“ (#48,512), „Stormarn“ (#48,514), „strippen“ (#48,515). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stinksauer“ bei #48,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around stinksauer (IPA [ʃtɪŋkˈzaʊ̯ɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,513 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "äußerst wütend, mit sehr viel Wut, Zorn".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for stinksauer, with forms such as "sitnksauer", "sstinksauer", and "stiknsauer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stinksauer, spelled S-T-I-N-K-S-A-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    äußerst wütend, mit sehr viel Wut, Zorn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ach, ich war stinksauer auf dich und hatte keinen Bock nach deiner Pfeife zu tanzen.“
  2. „Verwirrt beobachte ich ihn und als er die Tür aufreißt, ruft er mir stinksauer zu: »Jemand fackelt gerade mein Auto ab!«“

Synonyms

bitterböseblindwütigfuchsteufelswildindigniertmordssauerrasendsauerstinkwütendstocksauerstocksauertobsüchtigungehaltenvergnatztvergrätztwutentbranntwutschnaubendzornentbrannt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitnksauer
  • sstinksauer
  • stiknsauer
  • stinkasuer
  • stinkksauer
  • stinksaeur
  • stinksauerr
  • stinksaure
  • stinkssauer
  • stinksuaer
  • stinnksauer
  • stinskauer
  • stniksauer
  • sttinksauer
  • tsinksauer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stinksauer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sitnksauer2sstinksauer1stiknsauer2stinkasuer2stinkksauer1stinksaeur2stinksauerr1stinksaure2
Edit distance from "stinksauer"

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 "stinksauer"?
"stinksauer" is spelled S-T-I-N-K-S-A-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɪŋkˈzaʊ̯ɐ].
What does "stinksauer" mean?
As an adjective, "stinksauer" means: äußerst wütend, mit sehr viel Wut, Zorn
What are common misspellings of "stinksauer"?
Common misspellings include "sitnksauer", "sstinksauer", "stiknsauer", "stinkasuer", "stinkksauer". The correct spelling is "stinksauer".
How do you pronounce "stinksauer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stinksauer" is [ʃtɪŋkˈzaʊ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stinksauer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielfilme#48,501Sperrungen#48,500Süditalien#48,529Schwarzach#48,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Ständchen15 variantsstärkster15 variantsunbekanntem15 variantsUnfreiheit15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list