Which to use
“steigern” and “steigert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,428
- “steigern” frequency rank
- #10,946
- “steigert” frequency rank
- 16374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | steigern | steigert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas oder sich größer, stärker, intensiver oder höher machen oder dazu bringen, es zu werden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs steigern |
Where the eye mixes steigern and steigert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between steigern and steigert
A purely visual mix-up. steigern ([ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]) and steigert ([ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “steigern” becomes t in “steigert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
steigern is recorded at frequency rank #5,428, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]. steigert is at rank #10,946, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16374, this pair ranks #1,936,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of steigern vs steigert
Shared letters: egirst. Private to "steigern": n. Private to "steigert": -.
"steigern" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "steigert" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "steigern" and "steigert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "steigern" or "steigert" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "steigern" and "steigert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "steigern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "steigert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "steigern" and "steigert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steigert vs steigst". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,936,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.