# steig vs steril

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### steig
*verb · IPA [ʃtaɪ̯k] · frequency rank #17,420*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs steigen

### 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/steig-vs-steril