# Stelen vs sterben

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stelen
*noun · IPA [ˈʃteːlən] · frequency rank #46,297*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stele

### sterben
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtɛʁbn̩] · frequency rank #1,336*
aufhören zu leben

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