Which to use
“stabilen” and “steilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,029
- “stabilen” frequency rank
- #13,947
- “steilen” frequency rank
- 26976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stabilen | steilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stabil | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steil |
Where the eye mixes stabilen and steilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stabilen runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against steilen's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stabilen vs steilen
A purely visual mix-up. stabilen ([ʃtaˈbiːlən]) and steilen ([ˈʃtaɪ̯lən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stabilen is recorded at frequency rank #13,029, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃtaˈbiːlən]. steilen is at rank #13,947, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯lən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26976, this pair ranks #1,809,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stabilen vs steilen
Shared letters: eilnst. Private to "stabilen": ab. Private to "steilen": -.
"stabilen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "steilen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stabilen" and "steilen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stabilen" vs "steilen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stabilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "steilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,809,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stabilen" and "steilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steilen vs Stilen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,809,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.