Stoßstange
[ˈʃtoːsˌʃtaŋə]
The verdict
“Stoßstange” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der im Allgemeinen vorderste beziehungsweise hinterste Teil eines Autos
Corpus desk
Index DE-sto-stange · Stoßstange · German
Stoßstange · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Stoßstange |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtoːsˌʃtaŋə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stoßstange“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stoßstange is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtoːsˌʃtaŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der im Allgemeinen vorderste beziehungsweise hinterste Teil eines Autos".
No misspelling variants are generated for Stoßstange in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stoßstange, spelled S-T-O-S-S-S-T-A-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1der im Allgemeinen vorderste beziehungsweise hinterste Teil eines Autos
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stoßstange appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als er in der Nacht zum Montag gegen 1.30 Uhr zurückkam, entdeckte er, dass die Stoßstange vorne links verkratzt war.“
„Fast in allen Wohnstraßen das gleiche Bild: Die Autos stehen Stoßstange an Stoßstange am Straßenrand, dazwischen Transporter von Kleinunternehmern, manchmal auch noch ein Anhänger.“
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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.