steinigen

[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“steinigen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,805
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden töten, indem man ihn mit Steinen bewirft

Corpus desk

Index DE-steinigen · steinigen · German

steinigen · rank #31,805 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,805
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staatstheater

Nearest frequency peer: Staatstheater (-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 „steinigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „steinigen“ 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).

steinigen vs stetigen
78% similar
steinigen vs steigen
78% similar
steinigen vs Steinen
67% similar

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

Key facts for steinigen
PropertyValue
Headwordsteinigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,805
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „steinigen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Staatstheater“ (#31,804), „Steins“ (#31,806), „Stellwerk“ (#31,807). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „steinigen“ bei #31,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around steinigen (IPA [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,805 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for steinigen, with forms such as "setinigen", "ssteinigen", and "steiingen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "stetigen", "steigen", "Steinen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 steinigen, spelled S-T-E-I-N-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden töten, indem man ihn mit Steinen bewirft
  2. 2
    stark kritisieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Pilger steinigt symbolisch den Teufel im Mina-Tal.
  2. Er war des Ehebruchs schuldig gesprochen worden und sollte gemeinsam mit der ebenfalls verurteilten Frau im Juni 2007 auf einem Friedhof in der Nähe von Takestan in der Provinz Ghaswin gesteinigt werden.

This word in other languages

stone(English)lapidar(Español)lapider(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setinigen
  • ssteinigen
  • steiingen
  • steingien
  • steiniegn
  • steinigenn
  • steiniggen
  • steinigne
  • steinnigen
  • steniigen
  • stienigen
  • stteinigen
  • tseinigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of steinigen - 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.

setinigen2ssteinigen1steiingen2steingien2steiniegn2steinigenn1steiniggen1steinigne2
Edit distance from "steinigen"

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 "steinigen"?
"steinigen" is spelled S-T-E-I-N-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡn̩].
What does "steinigen" mean?
As a verb, "steinigen" means: jemanden töten, indem man ihn mit Steinen bewirft
What words are commonly confused with "steinigen"?
"steinigen" is commonly confused with "stetigen", "steigen", "Steinen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "steinigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "steinigen" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "steinigen" come from?
"steinigen" 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 "steinigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Stellwerk#31,807Sterbende#31,808Stückzahl#31,812selektive#31,788

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

thinking13 variantsschwellen13 variantsSchurken13 variantstutorials13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list