Steinwüste
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌvyːstə]
The verdict
“Steinwüste” 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) - Wüste, deren Oberfläche überwiegend aus Gestein besteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-steinwuste · Steinwüste · German
Steinwüste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Steinwüste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌvyːstə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinwüste“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steinwüste is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌvyːstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wüste, deren Oberfläche überwiegend aus Gestein besteht".
Steinwüste has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Steinwüste, spelled S-T-E-I-N-W-Ü-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Wüste, deren Oberfläche überwiegend aus Gestein besteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Steinwüste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Richtung Westen stieg die Landschaft zu einer Steinwüste an, die erst an den weiter südlich in den Himmel ragenden Bergen ein Ende fand.“
„Wir befanden uns hoch oben über einer völligen Steinwüste.“
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.