Steinigung

[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Steinigung” is uncommon German (frequency #63,803 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,803
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewurf mit Steinen bis zum Tod

Corpus desk

Index DE-steinigung · Steinigung · German

Steinigung · rank #63,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,803
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH steiniger

Nearest frequency peer: steiniger (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Steinigung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Steinigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteinigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinigung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Steinigungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „steiniger“ (#63,802), „stattlich“ (#63,801), „stare“ (#63,800). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Steinigung“ bei #63,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Steinigung is uncommon German at frequency #63,803 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewurf mit Steinen bis zum Tod".

No misspelling variants are generated for Steinigung in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Steinigung, spelled S-T-E-I-N-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewurf mit Steinen bis zum Tod

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Steinigung war im Mittelalter eine grausame Todesstrafe.
  2. Heute findet die Steinigung noch in bestimmten islamisch geprägten Regionen und Ländern Anwendung.

This word in other languages

stoning(English)lapidación(Español)lapidation(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 "Steinigung"?
"Steinigung" is spelled S-T-E-I-N-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Steinigung" mean?
As a noun, "Steinigung" means: Bewurf mit Steinen bis zum Tod
How do you pronounce "Steinigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steinigung" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steinigung" come from?
"Steinigung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list