Stupa
[ˈʃtuːpa]
The verdict
“Stupa” is uncommon German (frequency #82,186 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,186
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein runder, massiver, ursprünglich hügelartiger, buddhistischer oder jainistischer Sakralbau, der als Symbol für den heiligen Weltenberg Meru, dem Sitz der Götter, dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-stupa · Stupa · German
Stupa · rank #82,186 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,186
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Stromanschluss
Nearest frequency peer: Stromanschluss (-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 „Stupa“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- stolpere
stolpere
17,823 corpus weight
- Stromanschl…
Stromanschluss
17,816 corpus weight
- Stupa
Stupa
17,815 corpus weight
- subscriber
subscriber
17,814 corpus weight
- swinging
swinging
17,809 corpus weight
- symphonisch…
symphonischen
17,807 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stupa“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stupa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtuːpa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #82,186 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stupa“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stupa is uncommon German at frequency #82,186 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtuːpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein runder, massiver, ursprünglich hügelartiger, buddhistischer oder jainistischer Sakralbau, der als Symbol für den heiligen Weltenberg Meru, dem Sitz der Götter, dient".
Stupa has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Stupa, spelled S-T-U-P-A.
Definition
- 1ein runder, massiver, ursprünglich hügelartiger, buddhistischer oder jainistischer Sakralbau, der als Symbol für den heiligen Weltenberg Meru, dem Sitz der Götter, dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stupa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der im 3. Jh. v. Ch. In Indien entwickelte Stupa, urspr. ein Grabhügel, wurde als Symbol für den Heiligen Weltenberg Meru […] übernommen.“
„Ein Stupa ist ursprünglich ein Grabhügel für die Bestattung von Königen in Indien und reicht bis in die prähistorisch-megalithische Zeit zurück.“
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.
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