steinig

[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪç]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“steinig” is uncommon German (frequency #58,325 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,325
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Steinen übersät, voll von Steinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-steinig · steinig · German

steinig · rank #58,325 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,325
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stechmücken

Nearest frequency peer: Stechmücken (-2 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 „steinig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for steinig
PropertyValue
Headwordsteinig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „steinig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.steinigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stechmücken“ (#58,323), „stilisierte“ (#58,327), „stilisierten“ (#58,328). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „steinig“ bei #58,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

steinig is uncommon German at frequency #58,325 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

steinig has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is steinig, spelled S-T-E-I-N-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Steinen übersät, voll von Steinen
  2. 2
    hart, schwierig, mühevoll

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Laufen auf sehr steinigem Untergrund rate ich von diesen Schuhen ab.
  2. Um hier zu stehen, muss man einen langen, steinigen Weg überwunden haben.

Synonyms

schwierigmühevoll

Antonyms

glatteinfach

This word in other languages

stony(English)rocailleux(Français)

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 "steinig"?
"steinig" is spelled S-T-E-I-N-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪç].
What does "steinig" mean?
As an adjective, "steinig" means: mit Steinen übersät, voll von Steinen
How do you pronounce "steinig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "steinig" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "steinig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spitzem#58,316Sturzes#58,336stöhnte#58,337Sparren#58,308

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list