Strafanstalt
[ˈʃtʁaːfˌʔanʃtalt]
The verdict
“Strafanstalt” is an uncommon German word, ranked #62,885 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,885
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kurz für Strafvollzugsanstalt; (staatliche) Einrichtung zum Strafvollzug, zur Strafverbüßung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Strafanstalt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁaːfˌʔanʃtalt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #62,885 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Strafanstalt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Strafanstalt is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁaːfˌʔanʃtalt]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,885 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kurz für Strafvollzugsanstalt; (staatliche) Einrichtung zum Strafvollzug, zur Strafverbüßung".
Zero misspellings are on record for Strafanstalt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Strafanstalt, spelled S-T-R-A-F-A-N-S-T-A-L-T.
Definition
- 1kurz für Strafvollzugsanstalt; (staatliche) Einrichtung zum Strafvollzug, zur Strafverbüßung
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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.
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Using “Strafanstalt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-A-F-A-N-S-T-A-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtʁaːfˌʔanʃtalt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.