Kunststein

[ˈkʊnstˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈkʊnstˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ noun

The verdict

“Kunststein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stein, der künstlich hergestellt wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-kunststein · Kunststein · German

Kunststein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Kunststein
PropertyValue
HeadwordKunststein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊnstˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kunststein“ im Deutschen

Kunststeinschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kunststein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊnstˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stein, der künstlich hergestellt wurde".

Kunststein has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kunststein, spelled K-U-N-S-T-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stein, der künstlich hergestellt wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kunststein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Anlage, in der die Kunststeine hergestellt wurden, befand sich dicht unter der Oberfläche in ausgedehnten Katakombenräumen.“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kunststein"?
"Kunststein" is spelled K-U-N-S-T-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊnstˌʃtaɪ̯n].
What does "Kunststein" mean?
As a noun, "Kunststein" means: Stein, der künstlich hergestellt wurde
How do you pronounce "Kunststein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kunststein" is [ˈkʊnstˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kunststein" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list