Sträfling

[ˈʃtʁɛːflɪŋ]

/[ˈʃtʁɛːflɪŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sträfling” is an uncommon German word, ranked #90,949 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#90,949
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einem Gefängnis seine Straftat absitzender Straftäter

Key facts for Sträfling
PropertyValue
HeadwordSträfling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁɛːflɪŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sträfling” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sträfling lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sträfling is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁɛːflɪŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,949 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in einem Gefängnis seine Straftat absitzender Straftäter".

Zero misspellings are on record for Sträfling in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists 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 Sträfling, spelled S-T-R-Ä-F-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem Gefängnis seine Straftat absitzender Straftäter

This word in other languages

convict(English)preso(Español)détenu(Français)

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 "Sträfling"?
"Sträfling" is spelled S-T-R-Ä-F-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɛːflɪŋ].
What does "Sträfling" mean?
As a noun, "Sträfling" means: in einem Gefängnis seine Straftat absitzender Straftäter
How do you pronounce "Sträfling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sträfling" is [ˈʃtʁɛːflɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sträfling" come from?
"Sträfling" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Sträfling”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-Ä-F-L-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtʁɛːflɪŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list