Strafsenat

[ˈʃtʁaːfzeˌnaːt]

/[ˈʃtʁaːfzeˌnaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strafsenat” is uncommon German (frequency #92,267 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,267
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rechtsprechendes Organ für Strafsachen bei den Oberlandesgerichten und beim Bundesgerichtshof

Key facts for Strafsenat
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrafsenat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁaːfzeˌnaːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Strafsenat” 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). Strafsenat lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Strafsenat is uncommon German at frequency #92,267 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaːfzeˌnaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rechtsprechendes Organ für Strafsachen bei den Oberlandesgerichten und beim Bundesgerichtshof".

Strafsenat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Strafsenat, spelled S-T-R-A-F-S-E-N-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechtsprechendes Organ für Strafsachen bei den Oberlandesgerichten und beim Bundesgerichtshof

Antonyms

SpezialsenatZivilsenat

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 "Strafsenat"?
"Strafsenat" is spelled S-T-R-A-F-S-E-N-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaːfzeˌnaːt].
What does "Strafsenat" mean?
As a noun, "Strafsenat" means: rechtsprechendes Organ für Strafsachen bei den Oberlandesgerichten und beim Bundesgerichtshof
How do you pronounce "Strafsenat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strafsenat" is [ˈʃtʁaːfzeˌnaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strafsenat" come from?
"Strafsenat" 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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Using “Strafsenat”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-A-F-S-E-N-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtʁaːfzeˌnaːt] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list