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 September 3, 2026) - an einem Mast oder an einer Hauswand angebrachte Lampe zur Beleuchtung von Straßen oder Plätzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-stra-enlampe · Straßenlampe · German
Straßenlampe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Straßenlampe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌlampə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Straßenlampe“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Straßenlampe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„1921 wurde Ottersdorf mit elektrischen Straßenlampen ausgestattet und nach und nach die meisten Häuser an das Stromnetz angeschlossen.“
„Hier in der Nacht, wo die Straßenlampe ihrer beider Nacktheit enthüllte, war Sabina zu einer fast unerträglichen Erwartung der Lust angestachelt.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.