Stege

[ˈʃteːɡə]

/[ˈʃteːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stege” is uncommon German (frequency #56,556 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,556
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Steg

Corpus desk

Index DE-stege · Stege · German

Stege · rank #56,556 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,556
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Steilvorlage

Nearest frequency peer: Steilvorlage (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Stege“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stege“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stege
PropertyValue
HeadwordStege
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃteːɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stege“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stegefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Steilvorlage“ (#56,557), „Stadtführer“ (#56,554), „stete“ (#56,558). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stege“ bei #56,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stege is uncommon German at frequency #56,556 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃteːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Stege doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Stege, spelled S-T-E-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Steg
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Steg
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Steg
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Stege"?
"Stege" is spelled S-T-E-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃteːɡə].
What does "Stege" mean?
As a noun, "Stege" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Steg
How do you pronounce "Stege"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stege" is [ˈʃteːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stege" come from?
"Stege" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stete#56,558Sykes#56,571silla#56,533Thiem#56,585

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list