Steirer

[ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɐ]

/[ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Steirer” is uncommon German (frequency #54,109 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,109
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einwohner der Steiermark

Corpus desk

Index DE-steirer · Steirer · German

Steirer · rank #54,109 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,109
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Startplätze

Nearest frequency peer: Startplätze (-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 „Steirer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Steirer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteirer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Steirer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Steirerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Startplätze“ (#54,108), „stetiger“ (#54,110), „standhält“ (#54,107). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Steirer“ bei #54,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Steirer is uncommon German at frequency #54,109 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Steirer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Steirer, spelled S-T-E-I-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwohner der Steiermark
  2. 2
    Angehöriger des steirischen Landesvolkes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Arnold Schwarzenegger ist gebürtiger Steirer.

Synonyms

Steiermärker

This word in other languages

Styrian(English)

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 "Steirer"?
"Steirer" is spelled S-T-E-I-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɐ].
What does "Steirer" mean?
As a noun, "Steirer" means: Einwohner der Steiermark
How do you pronounce "Steirer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steirer" is [ˈʃtaɪ̯ʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steirer" come from?
"Steirer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spuckte#54,101Sprudel#54,100sparrow#54,093slipper#54,087

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list