Strohballen

[ˈʃtʁoːˌbalən]

/[ˈʃtʁoːˌbalən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strohballen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,097 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,097
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in runde oder rechteckige Ballen gepresstes Stroh

Corpus desk

Index DE-strohballen · Strohballen · German

Strohballen · rank #75,097 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,097
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stressige

Nearest frequency peer: stressige (-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 „Strohballen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Strohballen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrohballen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁoːˌbalən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,097
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Strohballen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Strohballenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stressige“ (#75,096), „Streamingdienst“ (#75,095), „Strandpromenade“ (#75,094). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strohballen“ bei #75,097. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strohballen is uncommon German at frequency #75,097 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁoːˌbalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in runde oder rechteckige Ballen gepresstes Stroh".

No misspelling variants are generated for Strohballen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Strohballen, spelled S-T-R-O-H-B-A-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in runde oder rechteckige Ballen gepresstes Stroh

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf unseren Feldern liegen Strohballen.
  2. Die Strohballen müssen noch in die Scheune geschafft werden.

Antonyms

Heuballen

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 "Strohballen"?
"Strohballen" is spelled S-T-R-O-H-B-A-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁoːˌbalən].
What does "Strohballen" mean?
As a noun, "Strohballen" means: in runde oder rechteckige Ballen gepresstes Stroh
How do you pronounce "Strohballen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strohballen" is [ˈʃtʁoːˌbalən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielfläche#75,071tragfähigen#75,133Siegesfeier#75,059Serpentinen#75,052

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list