Which to use
“Steine” and “stone” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,850
- “Steine” frequency rank
- #9,099
- “stone” frequency rank
- 12949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Steine | stone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stein | Stein |
Where the eye mixes Steine and stone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Steine runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against stone's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Steine vs stone
A purely visual mix-up. Steine ([ˈʃtaɪ̯nə]) and stone ([stəʊn]) 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 12949, 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]. stone is at rank #9,099, tagged as anoun, pronounced [stəʊn].
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 12949, this pair ranks #1,961,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Steine vs stone
Shared letters: enst. Private to "Steine": i. Private to "stone": o.
"Steine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "stone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Steine" and "stone" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Steine" vs "stone" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Steine" and "stone" 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 "stone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Steine" and "stone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stone vs stoned". 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 #1,961,048 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.