Strumpfband
[ˈʃtʁʊmp͡fˌbant]
The verdict
“Strumpfband” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gummiband, früher: um das Bein gebundener Stoffstreifen oder Ähnliches, was verhindert, dass Strümpfe nach unten rutschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-strumpfband · Strumpfband · German
Strumpfband · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Strumpfband |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁʊmp͡fˌbant] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Strumpfband“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Strumpfband is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁʊmp͡fˌbant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Strumpfband, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Strumpfband, spelled S-T-R-U-M-P-F-B-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Gummiband, früher: um das Bein gebundener Stoffstreifen oder Ähnliches, was verhindert, dass Strümpfe nach unten rutschen
- 2Band an einem Gürtel/Halter mit einer Klammer, die an Strümpfen befestigt wird, so dass diese nicht nach unten rutschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Strumpfband appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit dem Verschwinden der langen Strümpfe aus der Herrenmode im 19. Jahrhundert wurde das Strumpfband zu einem rein weiblichen Kleidungsbestandteil.“
„Ich ging auf den Markt, kaufte zwölf Paar weiße Handschuhe, zwölf Paar Seidenstrümpfe und bestickte Strumpfbänder mit goldenen Schließen, die ich gleich an meinen eigenen Strümpfen festmachte.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.