Steinpicker
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌpɪkɐ]
The verdict
“Steinpicker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwa 15 Zentimeter langer Knochenfisch mit großen Knochenschildern und zahlreichen kurzen Fortsätzen um das Maul
Corpus desk
Index DE-steinpicker · Steinpicker · German
Steinpicker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steinpicker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌpɪkɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinpicker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steinpicker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌpɪkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwa 15 Zentimeter langer Knochenfisch mit großen Knochenschildern und zahlreichen kurzen Fortsätzen um das Maul".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Steinpicker, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Steinpicker, spelled S-T-E-I-N-P-I-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1etwa 15 Zentimeter langer Knochenfisch mit großen Knochenschildern und zahlreichen kurzen Fortsätzen um das Maul
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Steinpicker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Steinpicker lebt in den Flussmündungen von Nord- und Ostsee.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.