Stutz

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The verdict

“Stutz” is uncommon German (frequency #72,975 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,975
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schweizerisch Einfrankenstück

Corpus desk

Index DE-stutz · Stutz · German

Stutz · rank #72,975 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,975
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sturmfluten

Nearest frequency peer: Sturmfluten (-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 „Stutz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stutz
PropertyValue
HeadwordStutz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,975
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stutz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sturmfluten“ (#72,974), „Stundensatz“ (#72,973), „stundenlangen“ (#72,972). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stutz“ bei #72,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stutz is uncommon German at frequency #72,975 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Stutz, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Stutz, spelled S-T-U-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    schweizerisch Einfrankenstück
  2. 2
    schweizerisch Franken
  3. 3
    schweizerisch Geld (Einzahl oder Mehrzahl)
  4. 4
    schweizerisch steiler Hang, Steilhang
  5. 5
    steiler Weg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Radiergummi kostet genau einen Stutz.
  2. Das kostet zwei Stutz.

Synonyms

FrankenSchweizer Franken

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 "Stutz"?
"Stutz" is spelled S-T-U-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Stutz" mean?
As a noun, "Stutz" means: schweizerisch Einfrankenstück
How do you pronounce "Stutz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stutz" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stutz" come from?
"Stutz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Timor#72,997Tobak#72,999Tomás#73,003soaps#72,941

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list