Streusel

[ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯zl̩]

/[ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯zl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Streusel” is uncommon German (frequency #87,113 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,113
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Locker über ein Gebäck gestreute Stückchen aus Teig

Corpus desk

Index DE-streusel · Streusel · German

Streusel · rank #87,113 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,113
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Streptokokken

Nearest frequency peer: Streptokokken (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Streusel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Streusel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Streusel
PropertyValue
HeadwordStreusel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯zl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Streusel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Streuselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Streptokokken“ (#87,112), „striker“ (#87,114), „streitbar“ (#87,111). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Streusel“ bei #87,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Streusel is uncommon German at frequency #87,113 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯zl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Locker über ein Gebäck gestreute Stückchen aus Teig".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Streusel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Streusel, spelled S-T-R-E-U-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Locker über ein Gebäck gestreute Stückchen aus Teig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Streusel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bäckst du den Apfelkuchen mit oder ohne Streusel?

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Streusel"?
"Streusel" is spelled S-T-R-E-U-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯zl̩].
What does "Streusel" mean?
As a noun, "Streusel" means: Locker über ein Gebäck gestreute Stückchen aus Teig
How do you pronounce "Streusel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Streusel" is [ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯zl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Streusel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Streusel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list