Steine
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nə]
The verdict
“Steine” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,850 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,850
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stein
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 | Steine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Steine” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Steine is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaɪ̯nə]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,850 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Steine, with forms such as "setine", "ssteine", and "steien". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Szene", "Stern", "stone", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Steine, spelled S-T-E-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stein
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stein
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Stein
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Stein
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: setine,ssteine,steien,steinne,stenie,stiene,stteine,tseine
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Steine - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Steine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaɪ̯nə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Szene” - see the side-by-side comparison. Steine vs Szene
- 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.