Steinweg

[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌveːk]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌveːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Steinweg” is uncommon German (frequency #54,915 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,915
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Steinen befestigter Weg

Corpus desk

Index DE-steinweg · Steinweg · German

Steinweg · rank #54,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,915
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staufer

Nearest frequency peer: Staufer (-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 „Steinweg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Steinweg
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteinweg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌveːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,915
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinweg“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Steinwegfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Staufer“ (#54,914), „sterile“ (#54,916), „startest“ (#54,913). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Steinweg“ bei #54,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Steinweg is uncommon German at frequency #54,915 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌveːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Steinen befestigter Weg".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Steinweg, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Steinweg, spelled S-T-E-I-N-W-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Steinen befestigter Weg

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er ging vor ihnen her, durch enge Gassen, steinkühle Schatten, einen flachstufigen Steinweg hinauf.“

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 "Steinweg"?
"Steinweg" is spelled S-T-E-I-N-W-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌveːk].
What does "Steinweg" mean?
As a noun, "Steinweg" means: mit Steinen befestigter Weg
How do you pronounce "Steinweg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steinweg" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌveːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steinweg" come from?
"Steinweg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

startest#54,913Stahlbau#54,909strikter#54,924sprudeln#54,904

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list