Steckrübe
[ˈʃtɛkˌʁyːbə]
The verdict
“Steckrübe” 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) - Rübe mit dickfleischiger, gelber oder weißer, essbarer Wurzel (Brassica napus subsp. rapifera; Syn.: Brassica napus subsp. napobrassica)
Corpus desk
Index DE-steckrube · Steckrübe · German
Steckrübe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Steckrübe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɛkˌʁyːbə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steckrübe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steckrübe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɛkˌʁyːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rübe mit dickfleischiger, gelber oder weißer, essbarer Wurzel (Brassica napus subsp. rapifera; Syn.: Brassica napus subsp. napobrassica)".
No misspelling variants are generated for Steckrübe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Steckrübe, spelled S-T-E-C-K-R-Ü-B-E.
Definition
- 1Rübe mit dickfleischiger, gelber oder weißer, essbarer Wurzel (Brassica napus subsp. rapifera; Syn.: Brassica napus subsp. napobrassica)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Steckrübe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Lieber Gott, mach, daß es heite keene Steckrüben gibt!“
„Die Schilderungen dessen, wovon sich das hungernde Petersburg ernährt, lesen sich wie ein Lexikon des Absurden – von den geschlachteten Tieren des Zoologischen Gartens bis zur Anfertigung spezieller Rabenfallen. ‚Wir aßen sonderbare Dinge: gefrorene Kartoffeln und verfaulte Steckrüben und Heringe, denen man Kopf und Schwanz abschneiden mußte, damit sie n…
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