# steck vs Stein

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Stein
*noun · IPA [ʃtaɪ̯n] · frequency rank #1,863*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steck-vs-stein