Stirnwand
[ˈʃtɪʁnˌvant]
The verdict
“Stirnwand” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorne befindliche, zugewandte Wand
Corpus desk
Index DE-stirnwand · Stirnwand · German
Stirnwand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stirnwand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɪʁnˌvant] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stirnwand“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stirnwand is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɪʁnˌvant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorne befindliche, zugewandte Wand".
Stirnwand has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stirnwand, spelled S-T-I-R-N-W-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1vorne befindliche, zugewandte Wand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stirnwand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Steinrelief zierte die Stirnwand des Tempels.“
„Die aus grauen länglichen Quadersteinen dicht gefügte Stirnwand wies vielfach eine ins Tintige gehende Maserung auf.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.