stehend
\ˈʃteːənt\
The verdict
“stehend” 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) - Debout, en position verticale ; aussi situé (dans une position verticale).
Corpus desk
Index FR-stehend · stehend · French
stehend · 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 | stehend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʃteːənt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
stehend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃteːənt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for stehend in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is stehend, spelled S-T-E-H-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Debout, en position verticale ; aussi situé (dans une position verticale).
- 2Permanent, figé, stationnaire (aussi dans certains dérivés, cf. ci-après).
- 3Dans un état donné (dans certaines locutions, cf. dérivés).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how stehend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man konnte, durch Gitter in eine größere Entfernung verwiesen, oft kaum ahnen, daß ein unter der Decke auf einer Konsole stehender Gegenstand durch seine Gestaltung und feinste Verzierung künstlerische Bedeutung hatte. Durch die von mir vorgenommene Erweiterung und neue Aufstellung des Grünen Gewölbes ist dieser Übelstand seit 1914 behoben.
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.