Steinzeug
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]
The verdict
“Steinzeug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gebrannte keramische Masse zur Herstellung von Gefäßen, Fliesen und anderen Produkten; dichter und höher gebrannt als Steingut, üblicherweise bis zur Sinterung
Corpus desk
Index DE-steinzeug · Steinzeug · German
Steinzeug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Steinzeug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡sɔɪ̯k] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinzeug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steinzeug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Steinzeug in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Steinzeug, spelled S-T-E-I-N-Z-E-U-G.
Definition
- 1gebrannte keramische Masse zur Herstellung von Gefäßen, Fliesen und anderen Produkten; dichter und höher gebrannt als Steingut, üblicherweise bis zur Sinterung
- 2Produkte aus Steinzeugmasse
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Steinzeug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Steinzeug wird ebenso wie das noch höher gebrannte Porzellan auch als Sinterzeug bezeichnet.
Steinzeug wird traditionell in nicht weißbrennendes Grobsteinzeug und hell- oder weißbrennendes Feinsteinzeug unterteilt.
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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.