Stuhl
\ʃtuːl\
The verdict
“Stuhl” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chaise.
Corpus desk
Index FR-stuhl · Stuhl · French
Stuhl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stuhl |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃtuːl\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Stuhl is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃtuːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Stuhl, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Stuhl, spelled S-T-U-H-L.
Definition
- 1Chaise.
- 2Fauteuil, siège : office, poste, charge.
- 3Fèces, selles, excréments.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stuhl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sich auf einen Stuhl setzen
sich zwischen zwei Stühle setzen.
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.