steuerfrei
[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“steuerfrei” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,302
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne Besteuerung, nicht mit Steuern belegt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | steuerfrei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #30,302 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “steuerfrei” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around steuerfrei (IPA [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfʁaɪ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,302 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ohne Besteuerung, nicht mit Steuern belegt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for steuerfrei, with forms such as "setuerfrei", "ssteuerfrei", and "steeurfrei". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 steuerfrei, spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-F-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1ohne Besteuerung, nicht mit Steuern belegt
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- setuerfrei
- ssteuerfrei
- steeurfrei
- steuefrrei
- steuerferi
- steuerffrei
- steuerfrie
- steuerfrrei
- steuerrfei
- steuerrfrei
- steurefrei
- stteuerfrei
- stueerfrei
- tseuerfrei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of steuerfrei - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “steuerfrei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-U-E-R-F-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfʁaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.