steinalt
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nʔalt]
The verdict
“steinalt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr alt, ungewöhnlich alt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | steinalt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nʔalt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “steinalt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
steinalt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nʔalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr alt, ungewöhnlich alt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for steinalt, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 steinalt, spelled S-T-E-I-N-A-L-T.
Definition
- 1sehr alt, ungewöhnlich alt
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “steinalt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-I-N-A-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaɪ̯nʔalt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.