stórur
[ˈstɔuːɹʊɹ]
The verdict
“stórur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - groß (physikalisch groß, viel)
Corpus desk
Index DE-storur · stórur · German
stórur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | stórur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈstɔuːɹʊɹ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “stórur” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
stórur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈstɔuːɹʊɹ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
stórur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 stórur, spelled S-T-Ó-R-U-R.
Definition
- 1groß (physikalisch groß, viel)
- 2groß (im Unterschied zu etwas, übertragend)
- 3erwachsen
- 4bedeutend
- 5vornehm, adlig, mächtig
- 6reichlich, viel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stórur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hann var bæði stórur og sterkur.
Stórur partur av oynni er eitt høgt fjall.
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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.
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