Strahl

\ʃtʁaːl\

/\ʃtʁaːl\/ noun

The verdict

“Strahl” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Rayon (de soleil, par exemple) ; faisceau (dans le même sens).

Corpus desk

Index FR-strahl · Strahl · French

Strahl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for Strahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrahl
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃtʁaːl\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Strahl » en français

Strahlsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strahl is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃtʁaːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Strahl, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Strahl, spelled S-T-R-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rayon (de soleil, par exemple) ; faisceau (dans le même sens).
  2. 2
    Jet d’un fluide (liquide ou gaz), pouvant aussi contenir des particules.
  3. 3
    Demi-droite.
  4. 4
    Cristal de roche ou tout autre spécimen de cristal trouvé dans la nature.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Strahlen der Sonne.
  2. Wäre der ausfließende Strahl zylindrisch, so könnte man das pro Zeitspanne ausgeflossene Flüssigkeitsvolumen leicht berechnen, indem man die Ausflussgeschwindigkeit mit der Fläche der Öffnung multipliziert. Der Strahl ist im Bereich der Ausflussöffnung zylindrisch, wenn die Ausflussöffnung zylindrisch ist.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Strahl"?
"Strahl" is spelled S-T-R-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃtʁaːl\.
What does "Strahl" mean?
As a noun, "Strahl" means: Rayon (de soleil, par exemple) ; faisceau (dans le même sens).
How do you pronounce "Strahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strahl" is \ʃtʁaːl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strahl" come from?
"Strahl" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list