Stellung
\ˈʃtɛlʊŋ\
The verdict
“Stellung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Position, place, situation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-stellung · Stellung · French
Stellung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Stellung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃtɛlʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Stellung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃtɛlʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Stellung, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Stellung, spelled S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Position, place, situation.
- 2Emploi, poste.
- 3Dans les mots composés (cf. ci-après) : mise, mise en place, établissement, élaboration, positionnement.
- 4Posture, position pendant l’acte sexuel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stellung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Stattdessen wurde in der Nacht zum 2. November „das ganze Bataillon an die Kontaktlinie geschickt und angewiesen, sich einzugraben und die Stellung zu halten“.
Je nach Stellung des Ritters innerhalb seines Standes musste er (...) die eigenen Abgaben an seinen Lehensherrn entrichten sowie den sogenannten Zehnt von seinen Untergebenen einfordern.
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.