steifer
[ˈʃtaɪ̯fɐ]
The verdict
“steifer” is uncommon German (frequency #61,061 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,061
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
Corpus desk
Index DE-steifer · steifer · German
steifer · rank #61,061 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,061
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH statuieren
Nearest frequency peer: statuieren (-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 „steifer“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- starlight
starlight
38,943 corpus weight
- stattlicher
stattlicher
38,942 corpus weight
- statuieren
statuieren
38,941 corpus weight
- steifer
steifer
38,940 corpus weight
- Steinschlag
Steinschlag
38,939 corpus weight
- Steuererklä…
Steuererklärungen
38,937 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „steifer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | steifer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯fɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #61,061 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „steifer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
steifer is uncommon German at frequency #61,061 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for steifer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is steifer, spelled S-T-E-I-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steif
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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