steife

[ˈʃtaɪ̯fə]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯fə]/ adj

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The verdict

“steife” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,248
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif

Corpus desk

Index DE-steife · steife · German

steife · rank #44,248 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,248
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Standorts

Nearest frequency peer: Standorts (-2 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 „steife“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „steife“ 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).

steife vs Stein
50% similar
steife vs Stufe
50% similar
steife vs Stift
50% similar

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

Key facts for steife
PropertyValue
Headwordsteife
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯fə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,248
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „steife“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Standorts“ (#44,246), „steuerpflichtige“ (#44,250), „Stallungen“ (#44,245). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „steife“ bei #44,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around steife (IPA [ˈʃtaɪ̯fə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,248 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for steife, with forms such as "setife", "ssteife", and "stefie". 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, "Stein", "Stufe", "Stift", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is steife, spelled S-T-E-I-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setife
  • ssteife
  • stefie
  • steief
  • steiffe
  • stiefe
  • stteife
  • tseife

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of steife - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

setife2ssteife1stefie2steief2steiffe1stiefe2stteife1tseife2
Edit distance from "steife"

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 "steife"?
"steife" is spelled S-T-E-I-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯fə].
What does "steife" mean?
As an adjective, "steife" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
What words are commonly confused with "steife"?
"steife" is commonly confused with "Stein", "Stufe", "Stift". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "steife"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "steife" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "steife" come from?
"steife" 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 "steife", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Stiege#44,252Stifts#44,253Spässe#44,242Sweden#44,264

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

success8 variantsSlang8 variantsReeder8 variantsQuests8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list