Probierstein
[pʁoˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Probierstein” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - spezieller Stein, zum Prüfen einer mutmaßlichen Edelmetalllegierung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Probierstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Probierstein” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Probierstein is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯n]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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.
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Using “Probierstein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-B-I-E-R-S-T-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁoˈbiːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯n] (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.