# steif vs steril

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### steril
*adjective · IPA [ˌʃteˈʁiːl] · frequency rank #35,465*
ohne Krankheitskeime

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