Staub

\ʃtaʊ̯p\

/\ʃtaʊ̯p\/ noun

The verdict

“Staub” is uncommon French (frequency #98,518 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,518
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poussière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-staub · Staub · French

Staub · rank #98,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,518
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH starters

Nearest frequency peer: starters (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Staub »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Staub » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Staub
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaub
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃtaʊ̯p\
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Staub » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Staubtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « starters » (#98,517), « SSO » (#98,515), « spécifient » (#98,514). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Staub » est au #98,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Staub is uncommon French at frequency #98,518 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃtaʊ̯p\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poussière.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Staub in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Staub, spelled S-T-A-U-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poussière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es wird empfohlen, die Bettwäsche täglich an der frischen Luft auszuschütteln, damit sich kein Staub darin ansammeln kann.
  2. Bevor wir unser Möbelstück lasieren können, müssen wir die Oberfläche abschmirgeln und den Staub absaugen.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Staub"?
"Staub" is spelled S-T-A-U-B. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃtaʊ̯p\.
What does "Staub" mean?
As a noun, "Staub" means: Poussière.
How do you pronounce "Staub"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staub" is \ʃtaʊ̯p\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staub" come from?
"Staub" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list