Steinfurt
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nfʊʁt]
The verdict
“Steinfurt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,524. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,524
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steinfurt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nfʊʁt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #24,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Steinfurt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Steinfurt (IPA [ˈʃtaɪ̯nfʊʁt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,524 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Steinfurt, with forms such as "setinfurt", "ssteinfurt", and "steifnurt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Steinfurt, spelled S-T-E-I-N-F-U-R-T.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: setinfurt,ssteinfurt,steifnurt,steinffurt,steinfrut,steinfurrt,steinfurtt,steinfutr,steinnfurt,steinufrt,stenifurt,stienfurt,stteinfurt,tseinfurt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Steinfurt - 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 “Steinfurt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-I-N-F-U-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaɪ̯nfʊʁt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.