Steigbügel

[ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌbyːɡl̩]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌbyːɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Steigbügel” is uncommon German (frequency #72,963 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,963
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seitlich am Sattel befestigte metallene Fußstütze für den Reiter

Corpus desk

Index DE-steigbugel · Steigbügel · German

Steigbügel · rank #72,963 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,963
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stehplatz

Nearest frequency peer: Stehplatz (-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 „Steigbügel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Steigbügel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteigbügel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌbyːɡl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,963
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Steigbügel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stehplatz“ (#72,962), „steigere“ (#72,964), „Startern“ (#72,961). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Steigbügel“ bei #72,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Steigbügel is uncommon German at frequency #72,963 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌbyːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Steigbügel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Steigbügel, spelled S-T-E-I-G-B-Ü-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    seitlich am Sattel befestigte metallene Fußstütze für den Reiter
  2. 2
    eines der Gehörknöchelchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er kann die Steigbügel nicht finden.
  2. „Auf diese Weise wurden wir den ganzen Weg nach Halifax gebracht, auf Militärmänteln als Sätteln reitend, ohne Steigbügel, die Pferde in flinkem Schritt.“

This word in other languages

stirrup(English)estribo(Español)étrier(Français)estribo(Português)

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 "Steigbügel"?
"Steigbügel" is spelled S-T-E-I-G-B-Ü-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌbyːɡl̩].
What does "Steigbügel" mean?
As a noun, "Steigbügel" means: seitlich am Sattel befestigte metallene Fußstütze für den Reiter
How do you pronounce "Steigbügel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steigbügel" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌbyːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steigbügel" come from?
"Steigbügel" 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 "Steigbügel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Siebzigern#72,932Tierhalter#72,994Touchdowns#73,004sekundärer#72,918

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list