# steif vs stell

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### stell
*verb · IPA [ʃtɛl] · frequency rank #3,077*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stellen

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