Which to use
“steilen” is an adjective and “stemmen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,947
- “steilen” frequency rank
- #20,417
- “stemmen” frequency rank
- 34364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | steilen | stemmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steil | etwas Schweres in die Höhe heben |
Where the eye mixes steilen and stemmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: steilen vs stemmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: steilen is [ˈʃtaɪ̯lən] while stemmen is [ˈʃtɛmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
steilen is recorded at frequency rank #13,947, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯lən]. stemmen is at rank #20,417, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtɛmən].
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 34364, this pair ranks #1,665,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of steilen vs stemmen
Shared letters: enst. Private to "steilen": il. Private to "stemmen": m.
"steilen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "stemmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "steilen" and "stemmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "steilen" or "stemmen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "steilen" and "stemmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "steilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stemmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,665,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "steilen" and "stemmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stemmen vs stemmt". 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 #1,665,007 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.