Stofftaschentuch
[ˈʃtɔftaʃn̩ˌtuːx]
The verdict
“Stofftaschentuch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schnäuztuch aus Stoff
Corpus desk
Index DE-stofftaschentuch · Stofftaschentuch · German
Stofftaschentuch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Stofftaschentuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔftaʃn̩ˌtuːx] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stofftaschentuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stofftaschentuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɔftaʃn̩ˌtuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schnäuztuch aus Stoff".
No misspelling variants are generated for Stofftaschentuch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Stofftaschentuch, spelled S-T-O-F-F-T-A-S-C-H-E-N-T-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Schnäuztuch aus Stoff
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stofftaschentuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dann drehte sie sich wieder dem Fenster zu und faltete das Stofftaschentuch auseinander. »Frau Bach?«, fragte Frithjof und trat vorsichtig neben sie. Sie faltete das Stofftaschentuch wieder zusammen.“
„Sorgfältig, vielleicht sogar übertrieben vorsichtig nahm er jedes Buch in die linke Hand, staubte es mit seinem Stofftaschentuch – Papiertaschentücher verabscheute er – vorsichtig ab und stellte es, ohne daß der untere Bücherrand über das Regalbrett schurrte, andächtig auf sein Bücherbord.“
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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.