Steuergerät
[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐɡəˌʁɛːt]
The verdict
“Steuergerät” is uncommon German (frequency #84,617 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,617
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Fahrzeugen oder Maschinen verbaute elektronische Vorrichtung, die bestimmte Prozesse regelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-steuergerat · Steuergerät · German
Steuergerät · rank #84,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,617
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Stewardessen
Nearest frequency peer: Stewardessen (+2 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 „Steuergerät“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- sterblicher
sterblicher
15,388 corpus weight
- Sterblichke…
Sterblichkeitsrate
15,387 corpus weight
- Steuergerät
Steuergerät
15,384 corpus weight
- Stewardessen
Stewardessen
15,382 corpus weight
- stichhaltige
stichhaltige
15,381 corpus weight
- Stierkampf
Stierkampf
15,380 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Steuergerät“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steuergerät |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐɡəˌʁɛːt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #84,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steuergerät“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steuergerät is uncommon German at frequency #84,617 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐɡəˌʁɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Steuergerät in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Steuergerät, spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-G-E-R-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1in Fahrzeugen oder Maschinen verbaute elektronische Vorrichtung, die bestimmte Prozesse regelt
- 2Kombination von Empfänger und Verstärker für die Wiedergabe von Rundfunkbeiträgen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Steuergerät appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Steuergerät der Backstraße ist ausgefallen.
An das Steuergerät waren zwei Boxenpaare angeschlossen. Eines stand im Wohnzimmer und eines in der Küche.
Synonyms
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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