Steckling
[ˈʃtɛklɪŋ]
The verdict
“Steckling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanzenteil, das in Erde eingesetzt wird und dort neue Wurzeln bildet
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Index DE-steckling · Steckling · German
Steckling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Steckling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛklɪŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steckling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steckling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛklɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanzenteil, das in Erde eingesetzt wird und dort neue Wurzeln bildet".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Steckling in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Steckling, spelled S-T-E-C-K-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Pflanzenteil, das in Erde eingesetzt wird und dort neue Wurzeln bildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Steckling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Beim Pflanzen wurden zunächst Furchen im Abstand von einem bis anderthalb Metern in die Erde gegraben, die 50 bis 60 Zentimeter langen Stecklinge hineingelegt und mit einer dünnen Erdschicht sowie Mist bedeckt.“
„Bei den Stecklingen entfernte er aus lauter Vorsicht die Spitzen mit den Blättern zugleich.“
Synonyms
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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.