Stündlein
[ˈʃtʏntlaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Stündlein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeiteinheit von 60 Minuten
Corpus desk
Index DE-stundlein · Stündlein · German
Stündlein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Stündlein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʏntlaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stündlein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stündlein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʏntlaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeiteinheit von 60 Minuten".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Stündlein in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stündlein, spelled S-T-Ü-N-D-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Zeiteinheit von 60 Minuten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stündlein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Falls sich die 193 Mitgliedstaaten der ITU auf eine Abschaffung einigen, könnte der Schaltsekunde in der zweiten Hälfte des Jahrzehnts das letzte Stündlein geschlagen haben.“
„Mein Herz schlug heftig, drei oder vier Daumen breit tiefer, als wo es hingehörte, und ich fürchtete, mein letztes Stündlein sei gekommen.“
Synonyms
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.