Strafgefangener
[ˈʃtʁaːfɡəˌfaŋənɐ]
The verdict
“Strafgefangener” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die als Strafe zu Haft verurteilt worden ist
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Index DE-strafgefangener · Strafgefangener · German
Strafgefangener · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Strafgefangener |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁaːfɡəˌfaŋənɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Strafgefangener“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Strafgefangener is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaːfɡəˌfaŋənɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die als Strafe zu Haft verurteilt worden ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Strafgefangener in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Strafgefangener, spelled S-T-R-A-F-G-E-F-A-N-G-E-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1(männliche^☆) Person, die als Strafe zu Haft verurteilt worden ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Strafgefangener appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Jetzt liegt der Strafgefangene C843 in einem fensterlosen Güterwagen, wie damals, als sie ihn nach Sibirien in die Verbannung geschickt haben.“
„Kürzlich klagte ein Münchner Staatsanwalt mit jener menschlichen Wärme, die diesem Stande eigen ist, über die Schwierigkeiten entlassener Strafgefangener.“
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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.