Steilpass
[ˈʃtaɪ̯lˌpas]
The verdict
“Steilpass” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei Mannschaftssportarten das Zuspielen eines Balles (oder eines anderen Spielgerätes) über größere Distanz Richtung gegnerisches Tor
Corpus desk
Index DE-steilpass · Steilpass · German
Steilpass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steilpass |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯lˌpas] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steilpass“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steilpass is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯lˌpas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bei Mannschaftssportarten das Zuspielen eines Balles (oder eines anderen Spielgerätes) über größere Distanz Richtung gegnerisches Tor".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Steilpass, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Steilpass, spelled S-T-E-I-L-P-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1bei Mannschaftssportarten das Zuspielen eines Balles (oder eines anderen Spielgerätes) über größere Distanz Richtung gegnerisches Tor
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Steilpass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Torschuss wurde mit einem Steilpass vorbereitet.
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