Strafgesetz

[ˈʃtʁaːfɡəˌzɛt͡s]

/[ˈʃtʁaːfɡəˌzɛt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strafgesetz” is uncommon German (frequency #94,934 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,934
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - „Gesetz, das eine Rechtsfolge aus dem Bereich des Strafrechts anordnet“

Corpus desk

Index DE-strafgesetz · Strafgesetz · German

Strafgesetz · rank #94,934 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,934
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Strafgesetzbu…

Nearest frequency peer: Strafgesetzbuchs (+1 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 „Strafgesetz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Strafgesetz
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrafgesetz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁaːfɡəˌzɛt͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,934
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Strafgesetz“ im Deutschen

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Strafgesetzbuchs“ (#94,935), „stolen“ (#94,931), „stichprobenartig“ (#94,930). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strafgesetz“ bei #94,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strafgesetz is uncommon German at frequency #94,934 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaːfɡəˌzɛt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "„Gesetz, das eine Rechtsfolge aus dem Bereich des Strafrechts anordnet“".

Zero misspellings are on record for Strafgesetz in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Strafgesetz, spelled S-T-R-A-F-G-E-S-E-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    „Gesetz, das eine Rechtsfolge aus dem Bereich des Strafrechts anordnet“

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 "Strafgesetz"?
"Strafgesetz" is spelled S-T-R-A-F-G-E-S-E-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaːfɡəˌzɛt͡s].
What does "Strafgesetz" mean?
As a noun, "Strafgesetz" means: „Gesetz, das eine Rechtsfolge aus dem Bereich des Strafrechts anordnet“
How do you pronounce "Strafgesetz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strafgesetz" is [ˈʃtʁaːfɡəˌzɛt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strafgesetz" come from?
"Strafgesetz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

staatenlose#94,921Säuregehalt#94,948Südossetien#94,949sprechendes#94,918

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list