stetig

[ˈʃteːtɪç]

/[ˈʃteːtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“stetig” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,358
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kontinuierlich, zusammenhängend, ohne Unterbrechung

Corpus desk

Index DE-stetig · stetig · German

stetig · rank #6,358 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,358
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtrat

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtrat (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „stetig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „stetig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stetig vs stets
67% similar
stetig vs Stevie
50% similar
stetig vs Stettin
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stetig
PropertyValue
Headwordstetig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃteːtɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,358
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stetig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stetigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stadtrat“ (#6,357), „Stirn“ (#6,359), „Staats“ (#6,356). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stetig“ bei #6,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around stetig (IPA [ˈʃteːtɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,358 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for stetig, with forms such as "settig", "sstetig", and "stetgi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stets", "Stevie", "Stettin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is stetig, spelled S-T-E-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    kontinuierlich, zusammenhängend, ohne Unterbrechung
  2. 2
    so, dass infinitesimale Änderungen des Argumentes (der Argumente) nur zu infinitesimalen Änderungen des Funktionswertes führen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Landschaft ist einem stetigen Wandel unterzogen.
  2. Die Funktion f ist stetig.

Synonyms

ständigbeständigkontinuierlich

Antonyms

unstetdiskontinuierlichunstetigdiskret

This word in other languages

continuous(English)continuo(Español)continu(Français)contínuo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • settig
  • sstetig
  • stetgi
  • stetigg
  • stettig
  • stteig
  • sttetig
  • tsetig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stetig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

settig2sstetig1stetgi2stetigg1stettig1stteig2sttetig1tsetig2
Edit distance from "stetig"

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 "stetig"?
"stetig" is spelled S-T-E-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃteːtɪç].
What does "stetig" mean?
As an adjective, "stetig" means: kontinuierlich, zusammenhängend, ohne Unterbrechung
What words are commonly confused with "stetig"?
"stetig" is commonly confused with "stets", "Stevie", "Stettin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stetig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stetig" is [ˈʃteːtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stetig" come from?
"stetig" 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 "stetig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Staats#6,356socken#6,355Tobias#6,365Schein#6,349

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Stirn8 variantssmart8 variantsSchuh8 variantsAntike8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list