# steig vs String

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### String
*noun · IPA [stʁɪŋ] · frequency rank #17,735*
sehr knappe Slip-/ Höschenform; Stringtanga

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