steile

[ˈʃtaɪ̯lə]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯lə]/ adj

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The verdict

“steile” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,421
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 steil

Corpus desk

Index DE-steile · steile · German

steile · rank #14,421 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,421
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stecker

Nearest frequency peer: Stecker (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „steile“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „steile“ 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).

steile vs Stil
50% similar
steile vs Stein
50% similar
steile vs still
67% similar

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

Key facts for steile
PropertyValue
Headwordsteile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯lə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,421
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „steile“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).steileliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stecker“ (#14,420), „Stipendium“ (#14,422), „stattfindenden“ (#14,419). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „steile“ bei #14,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around steile (IPA [ˈʃtaɪ̯lə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,421 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 steile, with forms such as "setile", "ssteile", and "steiel". 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, "Stil", "Stein", "still", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is steile, spelled S-T-E-I-L-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setile
  • ssteile
  • steiel
  • steille
  • stelie
  • stiele
  • stteile
  • tseile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of steile - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

setile2ssteile1steiel2steille1stelie2stiele2stteile1tseile2
Edit distance from "steile"

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list