Which to use
“steile” and “stetige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,421
- “steile” frequency rank
- #24,940
- “stetige” frequency rank
- 39361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | steile | stetige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steil | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stetig |
Where the eye mixes steile and stetige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. steile runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against stetige's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses steile with stetige
A purely visual mix-up. steile ([ˈʃtaɪ̯lə]) and stetige ([ˈʃteːtɪɡə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
steile is recorded at frequency rank #14,421, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯lə]. stetige is at rank #24,940, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃteːtɪɡə].
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 39361, this pair ranks #1,538,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of steile vs stetige
Shared letters: eist. Private to "steile": l. Private to "stetige": g.
"steile" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "stetige" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "steile" and "stetige" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "steile" vs "stetige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "steile" and "stetige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "steile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stetige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,538,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "steile" and "stetige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steife vs stetige". 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 #1,538,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.