# ste vs steif

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ste
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #25,778*
2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biti

### steif
*adjective · IPA [ʃtaɪ̯f] · frequency rank #13,946*
unbiegsam, fest, starr

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ste-vs-steif