Verkehrsstau
[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʃtaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Verkehrsstau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verkehrsstockung von Fahrzeugen auf Verkehrswegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verkehrsstau · Verkehrsstau · German
Verkehrsstau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | Verkehrsstau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʃtaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verkehrsstau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verkehrsstau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʃtaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verkehrsstockung von Fahrzeugen auf Verkehrswegen".
Verkehrsstau has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Verkehrsstau, spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-S-S-T-A-U.
Definition
- 1Verkehrsstockung von Fahrzeugen auf Verkehrswegen
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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.