Which to use
“Stein” and “Steins” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,863
- “Stein” frequency rank
- #31,806
- “Steins” frequency rank
- 33669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stein | Steins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mineralisches Material | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stein |
Where the eye mixes Stein and Steins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Stein vs Steins
A purely visual mix-up. Stein ([ʃtaɪ̯n]) and Steins ([ʃtaɪ̯ns]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Stein” sits inside “Steins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stein is recorded at frequency rank #1,863, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaɪ̯n]. Steins is at rank #31,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtaɪ̯ns].
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 33669, this pair ranks #1,680,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Stein vs Steins
Shared letters: einst. Private to "Stein": -. Private to "Steins": -.
"Stein" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Steins" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Stein" and "Steins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Stein" or "Steins" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Stein" and "Steins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Stein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Steins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Stein" and "Steins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steigst vs Steins". 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 #1,680,675 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.