Stratosphäre

[ʃtʁatoˈsfɛːʁə]

/[ʃtʁatoˈsfɛːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stratosphäre” is uncommon German (frequency #64,748 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,748
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zweite Schicht der Erdatmosphäre im Bereich von etwa 12 Kilometer an bis 50 Kilometer Höhe über der Erdoberfläche

Key facts for Stratosphäre
PropertyValue
HeadwordStratosphäre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtʁatoˈsfɛːʁə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,748
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stratosphäre” 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). Stratosphäre 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

Stratosphäre is uncommon German at frequency #64,748 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃtʁatoˈsfɛːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zweite Schicht der Erdatmosphäre im Bereich von etwa 12 Kilometer an bis 50 Kilometer Höhe über der Erdoberfläche".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Stratosphäre, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Stratosphäre, spelled S-T-R-A-T-O-S-P-H-Ä-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweite Schicht der Erdatmosphäre im Bereich von etwa 12 Kilometer an bis 50 Kilometer Höhe über der Erdoberfläche

Antonyms

ExopauseExosphäreMesopauseMesosphäreStratopauseThermopauseThermosphäreTroposphäreTropopause

This word in other languages

stratosphere(English)estratosfera(Español)stratosphère(Français)estratosfera(Português)

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 "Stratosphäre"?
"Stratosphäre" is spelled S-T-R-A-T-O-S-P-H-Ä-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁatoˈsfɛːʁə].
What does "Stratosphäre" mean?
As a noun, "Stratosphäre" means: zweite Schicht der Erdatmosphäre im Bereich von etwa 12 Kilometer an bis 50 Kilometer Höhe über der Erdoberfläche
How do you pronounce "Stratosphäre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stratosphäre" is [ʃtʁatoˈsfɛːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stratosphäre" come from?
"Stratosphäre" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Stratosphäre”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-A-T-O-S-P-H-Ä-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtʁatoˈsfɛːʁə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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