Steißfleck

[ˈʃtaɪ̯sˌflɛk]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯sˌflɛk]/ noun

The verdict

“Steißfleck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unregelmäßige bläuliche Muttermale meist am Rücken, Gesäß oder Kreuzbein eines Kindes

Corpus desk

Index DE-stei-fleck · Steißfleck · German

Steißfleck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for Steißfleck
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteißfleck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯sˌflɛk]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Steißfleck“ im Deutschen

Steißfleckschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Steißfleck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯sˌflɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unregelmäßige bläuliche Muttermale meist am Rücken, Gesäß oder Kreuzbein eines Kindes".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Steißfleck, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Steißfleck, spelled S-T-E-I-S-S-F-L-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    unregelmäßige bläuliche Muttermale meist am Rücken, Gesäß oder Kreuzbein eines Kindes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Darauf weist die Erscheinung hin, daß der entsprechend gelagerte Steißfleck (Mongolenfleck), obwohl aus braunem Pigment bestehend, makroskopisch bläulich aussieht.“
  2. „Die überholt klingenden Mongolenflecken (oder auch Steißfleck) sind bei dunkelhäutigen Babys verbreitet und sehen ähnlich wie ein flacher Bluterguss in grau-bläulicher Farbe aus.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Steißfleck"?
"Steißfleck" is spelled S-T-E-I-SS-F-L-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯sˌflɛk].
What does "Steißfleck" mean?
As a noun, "Steißfleck" means: unregelmäßige bläuliche Muttermale meist am Rücken, Gesäß oder Kreuzbein eines Kindes
How do you pronounce "Steißfleck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steißfleck" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯sˌflɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steißfleck" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list