steigender
[ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩dɐ]
The verdict
“steigender” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,030 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #13,030
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs steigend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | steigender |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩dɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #13,030 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “steigender” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for steigender is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩dɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,030 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for steigender, with forms such as "setigender", "ssteigender", and "stegiender". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "steigend", "steigende", "stehender", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is steigender, spelled S-T-E-I-G-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs steigend
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs steigend
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs steigend
- 4Genitiv Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs steigend
- 5Nominativ Singular Positiv Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs steigend
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: setigender,ssteigender,stegiender,steiegnder,steigedner,steigendder,steigenderr,steigendre,steigenedr,steigennder,steiggender,steigneder,stiegender,stteigender,tseigender
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of steigender - 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.
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 “steigender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-I-G-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩dɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “steigend” - see the side-by-side comparison. steigender vs steigend
- 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.