Studienfach

[ˈʃtuːdi̯ənˌfax]

/[ˈʃtuːdi̯ənˌfax]/ noun

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The verdict

“Studienfach” is uncommon German (frequency #52,465 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,465
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fach an einer Hochschule, für das es eine Studienordnung gibt, nach der es studiert werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-studienfach · Studienfach · German

Studienfach · rank #52,465 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,465
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stromleitungen

Nearest frequency peer: Stromleitungen (-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 „Studienfach“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Studienfach
PropertyValue
HeadwordStudienfach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtuːdi̯ənˌfax]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,465
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Studienfach“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stromleitungen“ (#52,464), „Stummer“ (#52,466), „Stricker“ (#52,463). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Studienfach“ bei #52,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Studienfach is uncommon German at frequency #52,465 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtuːdi̯ənˌfax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fach an einer Hochschule, für das es eine Studienordnung gibt, nach der es studiert werden kann".

Studienfach has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Studienfach, spelled S-T-U-D-I-E-N-F-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fach an einer Hochschule, für das es eine Studienordnung gibt, nach der es studiert werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nun musste ich mich für ein Studienfach entscheiden.“

This word in other languages

subject(English)matière(Français)matéria(Português)

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 "Studienfach"?
"Studienfach" is spelled S-T-U-D-I-E-N-F-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtuːdi̯ənˌfax].
What does "Studienfach" mean?
As a noun, "Studienfach" means: Fach an einer Hochschule, für das es eine Studienordnung gibt, nach der es studiert werden kann
How do you pronounce "Studienfach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Studienfach" is [ˈʃtuːdi̯ənˌfax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Studienfach" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Substantive#52,469sprechender#52,450Spezialfall#52,441Soundtracks#52,436

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list