Stromzähler

[ˈʃtʁoːmˌt͡sɛːlɐ]

/[ˈʃtʁoːmˌt͡sɛːlɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Stromzähler” is uncommon German (frequency #68,724 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,724
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zur Messung der gelieferten elektrischen Energie

Corpus desk

Index DE-stromzahler · Stromzähler · German

Stromzähler · rank #68,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,724
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stromstärke

Nearest frequency peer: Stromstärke (-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 „Stromzähler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stromzähler
PropertyValue
HeadwordStromzähler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁoːmˌt͡sɛːlɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stromzähler“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stromzählerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stromstärke“ (#68,723), „Studentenverbindung“ (#68,725), „Stromquelle“ (#68,722). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stromzähler“ bei #68,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stromzähler is uncommon German at frequency #68,724 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁoːmˌt͡sɛːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät zur Messung der gelieferten elektrischen Energie".

Stromzähler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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. The correct German form is Stromzähler, spelled S-T-R-O-M-Z-Ä-H-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät zur Messung der gelieferten elektrischen Energie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Da wir zu bestimmten Zeiten verschiedene Tarife verrechnet bekommen, brauchen wir auch mehrere Stromzähler.

Synonyms

Elektrozähler

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 "Stromzähler"?
"Stromzähler" is spelled S-T-R-O-M-Z-Ä-H-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁoːmˌt͡sɛːlɐ].
What does "Stromzähler" mean?
As a noun, "Stromzähler" means: Gerät zur Messung der gelieferten elektrischen Energie
How do you pronounce "Stromzähler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stromzähler" is [ˈʃtʁoːmˌt͡sɛːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stromzähler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list