Which to use
“ste” is a verb and “Steak” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,778
- “ste” frequency rank
- #13,490
- “Steak” frequency rank
- 39268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ste | Steak |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biti | zum Kurzbraten oder Grillen geeignete Fleischscheibe |
Letter map: ste vs Steak
Shared letters muted; letters that set ste and Steak apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - ste and Steak
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ste is averb and Steakanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ste” sits inside “Steak”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ste is recorded at frequency rank #25,778, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Steak is at rank #13,490, tagged as anoun, pronounced [stɛɪ̯k].
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 39268, this pair ranks #1,541,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ste vs Steak
Shared letters: est. Private to "ste": -. Private to "Steak": ak.
"ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "Steak" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Steak ← setak · ssteak · staek · steakk · steka · stteak · tseak
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ste" and "Steak" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ste" or "Steak"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ste" and "Steak".
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Steak" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,541,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ste" and "Steak" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs ste". 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 #1,541,432 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.