Steinbeißer
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌbaɪ̯sɐ]
The verdict
“Steinbeißer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Süßwasserfisch aus der Familie der Schmerlen
Corpus desk
Index DE-steinbei-er · Steinbeißer · German
Steinbeißer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Steinbeißer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌbaɪ̯sɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinbeißer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steinbeißer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌbaɪ̯sɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Steinbeißer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Steinbeißer, spelled S-T-E-I-N-B-E-I-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1kleiner Süßwasserfisch aus der Familie der Schmerlen
- 2Handelsname für den marinen Seewolf oder Kat(t)fisch
- 3umgangssprachlich für alte Schlachtbullen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Steinbeißer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zander fressen vorwiegend kleine Fische wie den Steinbeißer.
"Mit seinem raubtierartigen Gebiss, das immer wieder nachwächst, knackt der Steinbeißer Muscheln, Krebse und Seeigel."
Synonyms
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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.