ständig
\ˈʃtɛndɪç\
The verdict
“ständig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Permanent, perpétuel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-standig · ständig · French
ständig · 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
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 | ständig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʃtɛndɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ständig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ständig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃtɛndɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Permanent, perpétuel.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ständig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 French form is ständig, spelled S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1Permanent, perpétuel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ständig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir lassen (unsere Tochter) frei entscheiden, wie sie sich kleiden möchte, und doch ist die aktuelle Mode ein ständiges Diskussionsthema bei uns zu Hause.
In einem separaten Topf Butter schmelzen, Mehl hinzufügen und anschwitzen. Langsam und unter ständigem Rühren die Mehlschwitze mit dem Sud ablöschen und unter Rühren aufkochen lassen, bis die Soße bindet. (...) die Kapern samt Saft zur Soße geben und nach Belieben mit Salz und Pfeffer abschmecken.
Synonyms
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.