Steinhaufen

[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯fn̩]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯fn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Steinhaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,616 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,616
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Menge aufgehäufter Steine

Corpus desk

Index DE-steinhaufen · Steinhaufen · German

Steinhaufen · rank #89,616 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,616
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staubwolke

Nearest frequency peer: Staubwolke (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Steinhaufen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Steinhaufen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Steinhaufen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteinhaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,616
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinhaufen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Steinhaufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Staubwolke“ (#89,615), „Steuerentlastung“ (#89,618), „Steueroase“ (#89,619). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Steinhaufen“ bei #89,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Steinhaufen is uncommon German at frequency #89,616 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Menge aufgehäufter Steine".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Steinhaufen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Steinhaufen, spelled S-T-E-I-N-H-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Menge aufgehäufter Steine

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Steinhaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Als wir uns näherten, konnten wir am Rand der Piste einige Steinhaufen ausmachen, und dann, mit unbändiger Freude, ein uraltes, verrostetes Schild.“
  2. „Er setzte sich neben den Steinhaufen und überlegte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Steinhaufen"?
"Steinhaufen" is spelled S-T-E-I-N-H-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "Steinhaufen" mean?
As a noun, "Steinhaufen" means: Menge aufgehäufter Steine
How do you pronounce "Steinhaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steinhaufen" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steinhaufen" come from?
"Steinhaufen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Steinhaufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sonnenkönig#89,590südöstliche#89,643Testamentes#89,658semitischen#89,553

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list