stollen

/ˈstɒlən/

//ˈstɒlən// noun

"stollen" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stollen” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stollen · stollen · English

stollen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for stollen
PropertyValue
Headwordstollen
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstɒlən/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “stollen” in English

stollenfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stollen is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstɒlən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.".

stollen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Stollen. Doublet of stull. The correct English form is stollen, spelled S-T-O-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stollen. Doublet of stull.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stollen"?
"stollen" is spelled S-T-O-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɒlən/.
What does "stollen" mean?
As a noun, "stollen" means: A traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.
How do you pronounce "stollen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stollen" is /ˈstɒlən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "stollen"?
Borrowed from German Stollen. Doublet of stull. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list