stauen
\ˈʃtaʊ̯ən\
The verdict
“stauen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arrêter le mouvement d’un fluide.
Corpus desk
Index FR-stauen · stauen · French
stauen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | stauen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃtaʊ̯ən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « stauen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
stauen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃtaʊ̯ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
stauen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is stauen, spelled S-T-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1Arrêter le mouvement d’un fluide.
- 2S’accumuler, ou se bloquer en parlant de la circulation.
- 3Conteneuriser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf dem Weg ins Stadtzentrum musst du diese Straße unbedingt meiden, weil sich hier der Verkehr fast immer staut.
Veraltetes Radar, zu wenig Lotsinnen und Lotsen: Europas Flüge stauen sich in Athen, der Tourismusboom bringt Griechenlands Flugsicherung an ihr Limit.
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.