Staufer
\ʃtaʊ̯fɐ\
The verdict
“Staufer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Membre de la famille noble souabe qui régna sur le Saint-Empire romain germanique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Staufer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃtaʊ̯fɐ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Staufer” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Staufer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃtaʊ̯fɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Membre de la famille noble souabe qui régna sur le Saint-Empire romain germanique.".
Staufer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Staufer, spelled S-T-A-U-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Membre de la famille noble souabe qui régna sur le Saint-Empire romain germanique.
Antonyms
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.
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Using “Staufer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-T-A-U-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃtaʊ̯fɐ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.