Struktur

/[ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,996

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Struktur is aGermannoun. It means: etwas Aufgebautes, aus mehreren Teilen bestehendes und von seinen Einzelteilen abhängiges Gefüge Pronounced [ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯]. It ranks #2,996 in German word frequency. Often confused with Strukturen and structure.

Key facts for Struktur
PropertyValue
HeadwordStruktur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,996
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Struktur in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Struktur is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,996 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Struktur, with forms such as "srtuktur", "sstruktur", and "strkutur". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Strukturen", "structure", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Struktur, spelled S-T-R-U-K-T-U-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Aufgebautes, aus mehreren Teilen bestehendes und von seinen Einzelteilen abhängiges Gefüge
  2. 2
    das Aussehen einer Sache, die Beschaffenheit einer Oberfläche oder Musterung, zum Beispiel bei Textilien sowie Tapeten
  3. 3
    Menge mit bestimmten Eigenschaften
  4. 4
    abstrakter innerer Aufbau einer Sprache
  5. 5
    Art der Zusammensetzung eines Systems^([2]) aus Elementen und Menge der Relationen beziehungsweise Operationen, welche die Elemente miteinander verknüpfen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: srtuktur,sstruktur,strkutur,strruktur,strukktur,struktru,strukttur,strukturr,strukutr,strutkur,sttruktur,sturktur,tsruktur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Struktur

Misspelling Variants of "Struktur"

srtuktur8sstruktur9strkutur8strruktur9strukktur9struktru8strukttur9strukturr9
Misspelling Variants of "Struktur"

Frequency rank: #2,996 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Struktur"?
"Struktur" is spelled S-T-R-U-K-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯].
What does "Struktur" mean?
As a noun, "Struktur" means: etwas Aufgebautes, aus mehreren Teilen bestehendes und von seinen Einzelteilen abhängiges Gefüge
What words are commonly confused with "Struktur"?
"Struktur" is commonly confused with "Strukturen", "structure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Struktur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Struktur" is [ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Struktur" come from?
"Struktur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.