steinigen

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,805

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

steinigen is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden töten, indem man ihn mit Steinen bewirft Pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Often confused with stetigen and steigen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of steinigen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for steinigen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,805 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for steinigen, with forms such as "setinigen", "ssteinigen", and "steiingen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is steinigen, spelled S-T-E-I-N-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: setinigen,ssteinigen,steiingen,steingien,steiniegn,steinigenn,steiniggen,steinigne,steinnigen,steniigen,stienigen,stteinigen,tseinigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for steinigen

Misspelling Variants of "steinigen"

setinigen9ssteinigen10steiingen9steingien9steiniegn9steinigenn10steiniggen10steinigne9
Misspelling Variants of "steinigen"

Frequency rank: #31,805 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.