Steinheim

[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaɪ̯m]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaɪ̯m]/ name

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The verdict

“Steinheim” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,606
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-steinheim · Steinheim · German

Steinheim · rank #45,606 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,606
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH staune

Nearest frequency peer: staune (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Steinheim“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Steinheim“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Steinheim vs Steinzeit
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Steinheim
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteinheim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaɪ̯m]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,606
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Steinheim“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Steinheimliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „staune“ (#45,605), „Streikenden“ (#45,608), „standardisiert“ (#45,603). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Steinheim“ bei #45,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Steinheim (IPA [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaɪ̯m]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,606 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Steinheim, with forms such as "setinheim", "ssteinheim", and "steihneim". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Steinzeit", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Steinheim, spelled S-T-E-I-N-H-E-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
  2. 2
    Steinheim an der Murr, Stadt im Landkreis Ludwigsburg (Württemberg)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Steinheim liegt im Westen Deutschlands.
  2. In Steinheim an der Murr wurde der Urmenschenschädel des Homo steinheimensis gefunden.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setinheim
  • ssteinheim
  • steihneim
  • steinehim
  • steinheimm
  • steinhemi
  • steinhheim
  • steinhiem
  • steinnheim
  • steniheim
  • stienheim
  • stienhiem
  • stteinheim
  • tseinheim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Steinheim - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

setinheim2ssteinheim1steihneim2steinehim2steinheimm1steinhemi2steinhheim1steinhiem2
Edit distance from "Steinheim"

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 "Steinheim"?
"Steinheim" is spelled S-T-E-I-N-H-E-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaɪ̯m].
What does "Steinheim" mean?
As a proper noun, "Steinheim" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Steinheim"?
"Steinheim" is commonly confused with "Steinzeit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Steinheim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steinheim" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌhaɪ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steinheim" come from?
"Steinheim" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielmann#45,598Supernova#45,614Taekwondo#45,617Serotonin#45,583

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

strittigen14 variantsSommerloch14 variantsumsichtig14 variantsunablässig14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list