Strafsachen

[ˈʃtʁaːfˌzaxn̩]

/[ˈʃtʁaːfˌzaxn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strafsachen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,717 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,717
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Strafsache

Corpus desk

Index DE-strafsachen · Strafsachen · German

Strafsachen · rank #51,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,717
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stockach

Nearest frequency peer: Stockach (-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 „Strafsachen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Strafsachen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrafsachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁaːfˌzaxn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Strafsachen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stockach“ (#51,716), „stinkst“ (#51,715), „Strecker“ (#51,719). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strafsachen“ bei #51,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strafsachen is uncommon German at frequency #51,717 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaːfˌzaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Strafsachen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Strafsachen, spelled S-T-R-A-F-S-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Strafsache
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Strafsache
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Strafsache
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Strafsache

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 "Strafsachen"?
"Strafsachen" is spelled S-T-R-A-F-S-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaːfˌzaxn̩].
What does "Strafsachen" mean?
As a noun, "Strafsachen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Strafsache
How do you pronounce "Strafsachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strafsachen" is [ˈʃtʁaːfˌzaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strafsachen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list