Stegen

[ˈʃteːɡn̩]

/[ˈʃteːɡn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Stegen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,645. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,645
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-stegen · Stegen · German

Stegen · rank #39,645 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,645
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stevie

Nearest frequency peer: Stevie (+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 „Stegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Stegen“ 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).

Stegen vs Stein
67% similar
Stegen vs stehe
50% similar
Stegen vs Stern
67% similar

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

Key facts for Stegen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃteːɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,645
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stegen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stevie“ (#39,646), „Stadtwald“ (#39,643), „Stigmatisierung“ (#39,647). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stegen“ bei #39,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Stegen (IPA [ˈʃteːɡn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,645 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stegen, with forms such as "setgen", "sstegen", and "steegn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Stein", "stehe", "Stern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stegen, spelled S-T-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setgen
  • sstegen
  • steegn
  • stegenn
  • steggen
  • stegne
  • stgeen
  • sttegen
  • tsegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stegen - 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.

setgen2sstegen1steegn2stegenn1steggen1stegne2stgeen2sttegen1
Edit distance from "Stegen"

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 "Stegen"?
"Stegen" is spelled S-T-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃteːɡn̩].
What does "Stegen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Stegen" means: eine Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Stegen"?
"Stegen" is commonly confused with "Stein", "stehe", "Stern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stegen" is [ˈʃteːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stegen" come from?
"Stegen" 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 "Stegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stevie#39,646Säcken#39,655Sonden#39,633Tahiti#39,657

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Talmud9 variantsverzog9 variantsRamses9 variantsviking9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list