Strahlung

/[ˈʃtʁaːlʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,134

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Strahlung is aGermannoun. It means: die Ausbreitung von Teilchen oder Wellen in eine bestimmte Richtung Pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːlʊŋ]. It ranks #8,134 in German word frequency. Often confused with Strahlen and strahlend.

Key facts for Strahlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrahlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁaːlʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,134
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Strahlung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Strahlung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁaːlʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,134 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Strahlung, with forms such as "srtahlung", "sstrahlung", and "starhlung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Strahlen", "strahlend", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Strahlung, spelled S-T-R-A-H-L-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Ausbreitung von Teilchen oder Wellen in eine bestimmte Richtung
  2. 2
    Wirkung oder Ausstrahlung eines Menschen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: srtahlung,sstrahlung,starhlung,strahhlung,strahllung,strahlnug,strahlugn,strahlungg,strahlunng,strahulng,stralhung,strhalung,strrahlung,sttrahlung,tsrahlung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Strahlung

Misspelling Variants of "Strahlung"

srtahlung9sstrahlung10starhlung9strahhlung10strahllung10strahlnug9strahlugn9strahlungg10
Misspelling Variants of "Strahlung"

Frequency rank: #8,134 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Strahlung"?
"Strahlung" is spelled S-T-R-A-H-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaːlʊŋ].
What does "Strahlung" mean?
As a noun, "Strahlung" means: die Ausbreitung von Teilchen oder Wellen in eine bestimmte Richtung
What words are commonly confused with "Strahlung"?
"Strahlung" is commonly confused with "Strahlen", "strahlend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Strahlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strahlung" is [ˈʃtʁaːlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strahlung" come from?
"Strahlung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.