Steckdose
[ˈʃtɛkˌdoːzə]
The verdict
“Steckdose” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,077
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorrichtung zum Anschluss elektrischer Geräte an das Stromnetz mit zwei oder mehr Kontakthülsen zur Aufnahme der Steckerstifte
Corpus desk
Index DE-steckdose · Steckdose · German
Steckdose · rank #18,077 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #18,077
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH stationäre
Nearest frequency peer: stationäre (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Steckdose“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Stadler
Stadler
81,927 corpus weight
- Startelf
Startelf
81,926 corpus weight
- stationäre
stationäre
81,925 corpus weight
- Steckdose
Steckdose
81,924 corpus weight
- Sterling
Sterling
81,923 corpus weight
- Stichwahl
Stichwahl
81,922 corpus weight
What this shows „Steckdose“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steckdose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛkˌdoːzə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #18,077 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Steckdose“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Steckdose (IPA [ˈʃtɛkˌdoːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,077 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vorrichtung zum Anschluss elektrischer Geräte an das Stromnetz mit zwei oder mehr Kontakthülsen zur Aufnahme der Steckerstifte".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Steckdose, with forms such as "setckdose", "ssteckdose", and "stcekdose". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Steckdosen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Steckdose, spelled S-T-E-C-K-D-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung zum Anschluss elektrischer Geräte an das Stromnetz mit zwei oder mehr Kontakthülsen zur Aufnahme der Steckerstifte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Steckdose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn meine zweijährige Nichte zu Besuch kommt, muss ich alle Steckdosen kindersicher machen.
„Dincklage rückte sie ein wenig zur Seite, die Steckdose kam zum Vorschein, er stellte die Lampe auf die Kiste, brachte sie mit dem Stromnetz in Kontakt, knipste sie an: sie brannte.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- setckdose
- ssteckdose
- stcekdose
- stecckdose
- stecdkose
- steckddose
- steckdoes
- steckdosse
- steckdsoe
- steckkdose
- steckodse
- stekcdose
- stteckdose
- tseckdose
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Steckdose - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Steckdose", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).