steinige

[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡə]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“steinige” is uncommon German (frequency #66,724 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,724
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig

Key facts for steinige
PropertyValue
Headwordsteinige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “steinige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). steinige lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

steinige is uncommon German at frequency #66,724 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for steinige, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is steinige, spelled S-T-E-I-N-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig

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 "steinige"?
"steinige" is spelled S-T-E-I-N-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡə].
What does "steinige" mean?
As an adjective, "steinige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steinig
How do you pronounce "steinige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "steinige" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "steinige" come from?
"steinige" 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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Using “steinige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-I-N-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list