Steinsäule
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌzɔɪ̯lə]
The verdict
“Steinsäule” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Säule aus Stein
Corpus desk
Index DE-steinsaule · Steinsäule · German
Steinsäule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Steinsäule |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌzɔɪ̯lə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinsäule“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steinsäule is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌzɔɪ̯lə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Säule aus Stein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Steinsäule, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Steinsäule, spelled S-T-E-I-N-S-Ä-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Säule aus Stein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Steinsäule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Obwohl das Wort Menhir keltischen Ursprungs ist und »langer Stein« bedeutet, bezeichnet man mit diesem Namen eigentlich die großen und groben Steinsäulen, die in der Jungsteinzeit und der Bronzezeit errichtet wurden.“
Antonyms
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.