steinern
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐn]
The verdict
“steinern” 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 September 3, 2026) - aus Stein bestehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-steinern · steinern · German
steinern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | steinern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “steinern” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
steinern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
steinern has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is steinern, spelled S-T-E-I-N-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1aus Stein bestehend
- 2gefühllos, hart
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how steinern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei dem Märchen „Die drei kleinen Schweinchen“ konnte nur das steinerne Haus standhalten.
„Bald nach dem Massaker stürmen Indianer auf die Grönländer zu, schwingen steinerne Tomahawks und schießen mit Pfeil und Bogen - steinzeitliche Waffen, die den eisernen Schwertern und Streitäxten der Wikinger aber kaum unterlegen sind.“
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