Which to use
“Steine” and “Steins” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,850
- “Steine” frequency rank
- #31,806
- “Steins” frequency rank
- 35656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Steine | Steins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stein | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stein |
Where the eye mixes Steine and Steins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Steine with Steins
A purely visual mix-up. Steine ([ˈʃtaɪ̯nə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Steine” becomes s in “Steins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Steine is recorded at frequency rank #3,850, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯nə]. 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 35656, this pair ranks #1,634,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Steine vs Steins
Shared letters: einst. Private to "Steine": -. Private to "Steins": -.
"Steine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Steins" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Steine" and "Steins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Steine" vs "Steins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Steine" and "Steins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Steine" 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 #1,634,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Steine" 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 #1,634,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.