Steiermark
[ˈʃtaɪ̯ɐmaʁk]
The verdict
“Steiermark” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,234 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #7,234
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Bundesland der Republik Österreich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steiermark |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɐmaʁk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,234 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Steiermark” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Steiermark is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɐmaʁk]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,234 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Bundesland der Republik Österreich".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Steiermark, with forms such as "setiermark", "ssteiermark", and "steeirmark". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Steiermark, spelled S-T-E-I-E-R-M-A-R-K.
Definition
- 1ein Bundesland der Republik Österreich
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: setiermark,ssteiermark,steeirmark,steiemrark,steieramrk,steiermakr,steiermarkk,steiermarrk,steiermmark,steiermrak,steierrmark,steiremark,stieermark,stteiermark,tseiermark
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Steiermark - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Steiermark”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-I-E-R-M-A-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɐmaʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.