Stündchen

[ˈʃtʏntçən]

/[ˈʃtʏntçən]/ noun

The verdict

“Stündchen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,468 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,468
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwa eine Stunde

Key facts for Stündchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStündchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʏntçən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stündchen” 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). Stündchen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stündchen is uncommon German at frequency #52,468 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʏntçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwa eine Stunde".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Stündchen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Stündchen, spelled S-T-Ü-N-D-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwa eine Stunde

Synonyms

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 "Stündchen"?
"Stündchen" is spelled S-T-Ü-N-D-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʏntçən].
What does "Stündchen" mean?
As a noun, "Stündchen" means: etwa eine Stunde
How do you pronounce "Stündchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stündchen" is [ˈʃtʏntçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stündchen" come from?
"Stündchen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Stündchen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-Ü-N-D-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtʏntçən] (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