stecken

[ˈʃtɛkn̩]

/[ˈʃtɛkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“stecken” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,363
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in etwas anderes hineindrücken oder einfügen

Corpus desk

Index DE-stecken · stecken · German

stecken · rank #2,363 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,363
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spätestens

Nearest frequency peer: spätestens (-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 „stecken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „stecken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stecken vs stehen
71% similar
stecken vs steckt
71% similar
stecken vs Stücke
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stecken
PropertyValue
Headwordstecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɛkn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,363
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stecken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).steckenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „spätestens“ (#2,362), „Temperatur“ (#2,364), „scheinen“ (#2,361). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stecken“ bei #2,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stecken (IPA [ˈʃtɛkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,363 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stecken, with forms such as "setcken", "sstecken", and "stceken". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stehen", "steckt", "Stücke", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stecken, spelled S-T-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in etwas anderes hineindrücken oder einfügen
  2. 2
    in etwas hineingedrückt oder eingefügt sein, festgeklemmt sein
  3. 3
    jemandem etwas mitteilen
  4. 4
    an einem bestimmten Ort sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Den USB-Stick steckt man hier in die Öffnung und schon kann man darauf zugreifen.
  2. Er steckte (nicht „stak“) seine Hände in die Taschen.

This word in other languages

insert(English)informar(Español)insérer(Français)meter(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setcken
  • sstecken
  • stceken
  • steccken
  • stecekn
  • steckenn
  • steckken
  • steckne
  • stekcen
  • sttecken
  • tsecken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stecken - 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.

setcken2sstecken1stceken2steccken1stecekn2steckenn1steckken1steckne2
Edit distance from "stecken"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stecken"?
"stecken" is spelled S-T-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛkn̩].
What does "stecken" mean?
As a verb, "stecken" means: etwas in etwas anderes hineindrücken oder einfügen
What words are commonly confused with "stecken"?
"stecken" is commonly confused with "stehen", "steckt", "Stücke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stecken" is [ˈʃtɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stecken" come from?
"stecken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stecken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

älteren#2,376Manager#2,350höchste#2,344Gesetze#2,341

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

scheinen11 variantsbesseren11 variantsdasselbe11 variantsersetzt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list