Steifigkeit

[ˈʃtaɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Steifigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #60,103 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,103
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Widerstand gegen elastische Verformung

Corpus desk

Index DE-steifigkeit · Steifigkeit · German

Steifigkeit · rank #60,103 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,103
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadttor

Nearest frequency peer: Stadttor (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Steifigkeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Steifigkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Steifigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteifigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,103
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Steifigkeit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Steifigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadttor“ (#60,101), „sterilen“ (#60,105), „Stadtbus“ (#60,100). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Steifigkeit“ bei #60,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Steifigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #60,103 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Widerstand gegen elastische Verformung".

Steifigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Steifigkeit, spelled S-T-E-I-F-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Widerstand gegen elastische Verformung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Steifigkeit eines Körpers ist von dessen Werkstoff sowie der Geometrie abhängig.

Antonyms

NachgiebigkeitFestigkeit

This word in other languages

stiffness(English)

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 "Steifigkeit"?
"Steifigkeit" is spelled S-T-E-I-F-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Steifigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Steifigkeit" means: Widerstand gegen elastische Verformung
How do you pronounce "Steifigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steifigkeit" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steifigkeit" come from?
"Steifigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Steifigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

steuerfreie#60,107Stimmbänder#60,111Sporthallen#60,094teilzuhaben#60,138

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list