Stöckel

[ˈʃtœkl̩]

/[ˈʃtœkl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stöckel” is uncommon German (frequency #92,271 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,271
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz für Stöckelabsatz, ein hoher (dünner) Absatz an Damenschuhen

Corpus desk

Index DE-stockel · Stöckel · German

Stöckel · rank #92,271 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,271
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ständeversamm…

Nearest frequency peer: Ständeversammlung (-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 „Stöckel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stöckel
PropertyValue
HeadwordStöckel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtœkl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,271
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stöckel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ständeversammlung“ (#92,270), „stündlichen“ (#92,272), „stringente“ (#92,269). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stöckel“ bei #92,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stöckel is uncommon German at frequency #92,271 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtœkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurz für Stöckelabsatz, ein hoher (dünner) Absatz an Damenschuhen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Stöckel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Stöckel, spelled S-T-Ö-C-K-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz für Stöckelabsatz, ein hoher (dünner) Absatz an Damenschuhen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sie blieb mit ihren Stöckeln dauernd im Kopfsteinpflaster hängen.

Synonyms

StöckelabsatzPfennigabsatz

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 "Stöckel"?
"Stöckel" is spelled S-T-Ö-C-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtœkl̩].
What does "Stöckel" mean?
As a noun, "Stöckel" means: kurz für Stöckelabsatz, ein hoher (dünner) Absatz an Damenschuhen
How do you pronounce "Stöckel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stöckel" is [ˈʃtœkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stöckel" come from?
"Stöckel" 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 "Stöckel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Tamsweg#92,291Thermik#92,305tobende#92,316toccata#92,317

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list