Strafzettel
[ˈʃtʁaːfˌt͡sɛtl̩]
The verdict
“Strafzettel” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,282 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,282
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zettel, auf dem eine Strafe für ein Fehlverhalten verfügt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Strafzettel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁaːfˌt͡sɛtl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #31,282 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Strafzettel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Strafzettel is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁaːfˌt͡sɛtl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,282 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zettel, auf dem eine Strafe für ein Fehlverhalten verfügt wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Strafzettel, with forms such as "srtafzettel", "sstrafzettel", and "starfzettel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Strafzettel, spelled S-T-R-A-F-Z-E-T-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1Zettel, auf dem eine Strafe für ein Fehlverhalten verfügt wird
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: srtafzettel,sstrafzettel,starfzettel,strafezttel,straffzettel,strafzetel,strafzetetl,strafzettell,strafzettle,strafztetel,strafzzettel,strazfettel,strfazettel,strrafzettel,sttrafzettel,tsrafzettel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Strafzettel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Strafzettel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-A-F-Z-E-T-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtʁaːfˌt͡sɛtl̩] (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.