Straßenlampe
[ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌlampə]
The verdict
“Straßenlampe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - an einem Mast oder an einer Hauswand angebrachte Lampe zur Beleuchtung von Straßen oder Plätzen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Straßenlampe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌlampə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Straßenlampe” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Straßenlampe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌlampə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an einem Mast oder an einer Hauswand angebrachte Lampe zur Beleuchtung von Straßen oder Plätzen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Straßenlampe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Straßenlampe, spelled S-T-R-A-S-S-E-N-L-A-M-P-E.
Definition
- 1an einem Mast oder an einer Hauswand angebrachte Lampe zur Beleuchtung von Straßen oder Plätzen
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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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Using “Straßenlampe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-A-S-S-E-N-L-A-M-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌlampə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.