sträubt

[ʃtʁɔɪ̯pt]

/[ʃtʁɔɪ̯pt]/ verb

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The verdict

“sträubt” is uncommon German (frequency #55,749 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,749
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sträuben

Key facts for sträubt
PropertyValue
Headwordsträubt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtʁɔɪ̯pt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,749
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sträubt” 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). sträubt 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

sträubt is uncommon German at frequency #55,749 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃtʁɔɪ̯pt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for sträubt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sträubt, spelled S-T-R-Ä-U-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sträuben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sträuben
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sträuben

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 "sträubt"?
"sträubt" is spelled S-T-R-Ä-U-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁɔɪ̯pt].
What does "sträubt" mean?
As a verb, "sträubt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sträuben
How do you pronounce "sträubt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sträubt" is [ʃtʁɔɪ̯pt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sträubt" come from?
"sträubt" 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 “sträubt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-Ä-U-B-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtʁɔɪ̯pt] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list