steckenbleiben
[ˈʃtɛkn̩ˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“steckenbleiben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich nicht weiterentwickeln, in der Fortbewegung gehemmt sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-steckenbleiben · steckenbleiben · German
steckenbleiben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | steckenbleiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛkn̩ˌblaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „steckenbleiben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
steckenbleiben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtɛkn̩ˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for steckenbleiben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is steckenbleiben, spelled S-T-E-C-K-E-N-B-L-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich nicht weiterentwickeln, in der Fortbewegung gehemmt sein
- 2den Faden verlieren, ins Stocken geraten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how steckenbleiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Für die Eltern ein Riesenschreck, für das Kleinkind eine Tortur: Ein Mädchen hat in einem unbeobachteten Moment seinen Finger in den Abfluss der Badewanne geschoben und ist steckengeblieben.
Londons berühmte Tower Bridge ist im hochgeklappten Zustand steckengeblieben und war am Samstag über mehrere Stunden nicht passierbar.
This word in other languages
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.