Probierstein
[pʁoˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Probierstein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spezieller Stein, zum Prüfen einer mutmaßlichen Edelmetalllegierung
Corpus desk
Index DE-probierstein · Probierstein · German
Probierstein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Probierstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Probierstein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Probierstein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "spezieller Stein, zum Prüfen einer mutmaßlichen Edelmetalllegierung".
Zero misspellings are on record for Probierstein in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Probierstein, spelled P-R-O-B-I-E-R-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1spezieller Stein, zum Prüfen einer mutmaßlichen Edelmetalllegierung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Probierstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als der Juwelier ihren Ehering über den Probierstein rieb, um dessen Wert festzulegen, erinnerte sie sich an den Moment, da ihr Mann ihr den Ring erstmals überstreifte.
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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.