Stradivari

[stʁadiˈvaːʁi]

/[stʁadiˈvaːʁi]/ noun

The verdict

“Stradivari” is uncommon German (frequency #96,322 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,322
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine von dem Geigenbauer Antonio Stradivari in seiner Werkstatt in Cremona hergestellte Geige

Corpus desk

Index DE-stradivari · Stradivari · German

Stradivari · rank #96,322 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,322
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Storkow

Nearest frequency peer: Storkow (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Stradivari“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stradivari“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stradivari
PropertyValue
HeadwordStradivari
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[stʁadiˈvaːʁi]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stradivari“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stradivarifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Storkow“ (#96,320), „stochastischen“ (#96,319), „streunende“ (#96,325). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stradivari“ bei #96,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stradivari is uncommon German at frequency #96,322 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [stʁadiˈvaːʁi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine von dem Geigenbauer Antonio Stradivari in seiner Werkstatt in Cremona hergestellte Geige".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Stradivari, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stradivari, spelled S-T-R-A-D-I-V-A-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine von dem Geigenbauer Antonio Stradivari in seiner Werkstatt in Cremona hergestellte Geige

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Stradivari appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Einerseits streichelt der Geiger die Stradivari mit seinem Bogen, entlockt ihr im Pianissimo feinste Tonteilchen im hauchdünnsten Format und reißt andererseits mit seiner linken "Tatze" im Stakkato aus dem Griffbrett bunte "Klangkonfettis" und streut sie, ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken, in das erstaunte Auditorium, ein "Teufelsgeiger" eben.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stradivari"?
"Stradivari" is spelled S-T-R-A-D-I-V-A-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [stʁadiˈvaːʁi].
What does "Stradivari" mean?
As a noun, "Stradivari" means: eine von dem Geigenbauer Antonio Stradivari in seiner Werkstatt in Cremona hergestellte Geige
How do you pronounce "Stradivari"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stradivari" is [stʁadiˈvaːʁi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stradivari" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stradivari", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list