Steg

[ʃteːk]

/[ʃteːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Steg” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,419
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kleine Brücke

Corpus desk

Index DE-steg · Steg · German

Steg · rank #17,419 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,419
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stabiler

Nearest frequency peer: stabiler (-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 „Steg“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Steg“ 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).

Steg vs Sue
50% similar
Steg vs SVG
25% similar
Steg vs STK
25% similar

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

Key facts for Steg
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃteːk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,419
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Steg“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stabiler“ (#17,418), „steig“ (#17,420), „sprachlos“ (#17,417). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Steg“ bei #17,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Steg (IPA [ʃteːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,419 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Steg, with forms such as "setg", "ssteg", and "stegg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sue", "SVG", "STK", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Steg, spelled S-T-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine kleine Brücke
  2. 2
    bei Streichinstrumenten auf dem Resonanzboden aufstehendes kleines Querbrett, über das die Saiten laufen
  3. 3
    unter dem Schuh oder unter dem Fuß durchlaufender Riemen, um die Kleidung straff zu halten
  4. 4
    die leere Außenfläche einer bedruckten Buchseite
  5. 5
    das die beiden Gurte (im Stahlbau auch Flansche genannten) verbindende Konstruktionselement eines doppel-T-förmigen Trägers
  6. 6
    generell verbindendes Konstruktionselement wie zum Beispiel der Brillensteg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diesen schmalen Steg müssen wir überschreiten.
  2. „Weit und breit verursachten unsere Füße auf dem knarrenden Steg das einzige Geräusch.“

Synonyms

Fersenband

This word in other languages

footbridge(English)passerelle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setg
  • ssteg
  • stegg
  • stge
  • stteg
  • tseg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Steg - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

setg2ssteg1stegg1stge2stteg1tseg2
Edit distance from "Steg"

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 "Steg"?
"Steg" is spelled S-T-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃteːk].
What does "Steg" mean?
As a noun, "Steg" means: eine kleine Brücke
What words are commonly confused with "Steg"?
"Steg" is commonly confused with "Sue", "SVG", "STK". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Steg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steg" is [ʃteːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steg" come from?
"Steg" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

täte#17,434unis#17,441Veit#17,445rage#17,389

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

push6 variantsOmega6 variantskitty6 variantsBiber6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list