# Steine vs String

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Steine
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtaɪ̯nə] · frequency rank #3,850*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stein

### String
*noun · IPA [stʁɪŋ] · frequency rank #17,735*
sehr knappe Slip-/ Höschenform; Stringtanga

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/steine-vs-string