Kieselsteine

[ˈkiːzl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈkiːzl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kieselsteine” is an uncommon German word, ranked #86,681 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#86,681
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kieselstein

Key facts for Kieselsteine
PropertyValue
HeadwordKieselsteine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkiːzl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kieselsteine” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kieselsteine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kieselsteine is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkiːzl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə]. Corpus data places it at rank #86,681 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kieselsteine in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kieselsteine, spelled K-I-E-S-E-L-S-T-E-I-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kieselstein
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kieselstein
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kieselstein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kieselstein

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kieselsteine"?
"Kieselsteine" is spelled K-I-E-S-E-L-S-T-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkiːzl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə].
What does "Kieselsteine" mean?
As a noun, "Kieselsteine" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kieselstein
How do you pronounce "Kieselsteine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kieselsteine" is [ˈkiːzl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kieselsteine" come from?
"Kieselsteine" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Kieselsteine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-I-E-S-E-L-S-T-E-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkiːzl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list