Taunusstein

[ˈtaʊ̯nʊsˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈtaʊ̯nʊsˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ name

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The verdict

“Taunusstein” is uncommon German (frequency #87,132 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,132
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-taunusstein · Taunusstein · German

Taunusstein · rank #87,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,132
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tautologie

Nearest frequency peer: Tautologie (+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 „Taunusstein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taunusstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaunusstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯nʊsˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taunusstein“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Taunussteinfällt 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: „Tautologie“ (#87,133), „Telefonleitungen“ (#87,134), „Tageskarten“ (#87,129). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taunusstein“ bei #87,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taunusstein is uncommon German at frequency #87,132 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯nʊsˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Taunusstein in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Taunusstein, spelled T-A-U-N-U-S-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Taunusstein liegt im Süden Hessens.

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 "Taunusstein"?
"Taunusstein" is spelled T-A-U-N-U-S-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯nʊsˌʃtaɪ̯n].
What does "Taunusstein" mean?
As a proper noun, "Taunusstein" means: eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Taunusstein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taunusstein" is [ˈtaʊ̯nʊsˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taunusstein" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tageskarten#87,129Testspielen#87,137Textausgabe#87,138Suchtmittel#87,119

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list