Steingeiß
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Steingeiß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliches Tier der Art Capra hibex
Corpus desk
Index DE-steingei · Steingeiß · German
Steingeiß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Steingeiß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steingeiß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steingeiß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliches Tier der Art Capra hibex".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Steingeiß, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Steingeiß, spelled S-T-E-I-N-G-E-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1weibliches Tier der Art Capra hibex
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Steingeiß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dindia ritt durch das Land der Fanes von Ost nach West, sie liebte Zan de Rame, der ihrer Steingeiß nachhetzte.“
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.