Stuhr

[ʃtuːɐ̯]

/[ʃtuːɐ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Stuhr” is uncommon German (frequency #65,736 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,736
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - größere Gemeinde im westlichen Niedersachsen, die an der südlichen Grenze zu Bremen liegt und zum Landkreis Diepholz gehört

Key facts for Stuhr
PropertyValue
HeadwordStuhr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʃtuːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,736
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stuhr” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stuhr lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stuhr is uncommon German at frequency #65,736 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʃtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größere Gemeinde im westlichen Niedersachsen, die an der südlichen Grenze zu Bremen liegt und zum Landkreis Diepholz gehört".

Zero misspellings are on record for Stuhr in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stuhr, spelled S-T-U-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    größere Gemeinde im westlichen Niedersachsen, die an der südlichen Grenze zu Bremen liegt und zum Landkreis Diepholz gehört

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 "Stuhr"?
"Stuhr" is spelled S-T-U-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtuːɐ̯].
What does "Stuhr" mean?
As a proper noun, "Stuhr" means: größere Gemeinde im westlichen Niedersachsen, die an der südlichen Grenze zu Bremen liegt und zum Landkreis Diepholz gehört
How do you pronounce "Stuhr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stuhr" is [ʃtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stuhr" come from?
"Stuhr" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Stuhr”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-U-H-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtuːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list