Störenfried

[ˈʃtøːʁənˌfʁiːt]

/[ˈʃtøːʁənˌfʁiːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Störenfried” is uncommon German (frequency #70,853 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,853
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die mit ihren Handlungen etwas/jemanden stört

Corpus desk

Index DE-storenfried · Störenfried · German

Störenfried · rank #70,853 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,853
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 107,600
  • PHOTO-FINISH stählerne

Nearest frequency peer: stählerne (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Störenfried”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Störenfried” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Störenfried
PropertyValue
HeadwordStörenfried
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtøːʁənˌfʁiːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,853
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Störenfried” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Störenfried lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Störenfried is uncommon German at frequency #70,853 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtøːʁənˌfʁiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die mit ihren Handlungen etwas/jemanden stört".

Störenfried doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Störenfried, spelled S-T-Ö-R-E-N-F-R-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die mit ihren Handlungen etwas/jemanden stört

Synonyms

StörerQuertreiber

This word in other languages

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Störenfried"?
"Störenfried" is spelled S-T-Ö-R-E-N-F-R-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtøːʁənˌfʁiːt].
What does "Störenfried" mean?
As a noun, "Störenfried" means: Person, die mit ihren Handlungen etwas/jemanden stört
How do you pronounce "Störenfried"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Störenfried" is [ˈʃtøːʁənˌfʁiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Störenfried" come from?
"Störenfried" 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 "Störenfried", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list