# steck vs steif

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### steck
*verb · IPA [ʃtɛk] · frequency rank #18,397*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stecken

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steck-vs-steif