steuern

[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]

/[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“steuern” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,042
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Fahrzeug oder ein technisches Gerät lenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-steuern · steuern · German

steuern · rank #2,042 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,042
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Simon

Nearest frequency peer: Simon (-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 „steuern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „steuern“ 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).

steuern vs Steven
57% similar
steuern vs steuert
86% similar
steuern vs streuen
71% similar

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

Key facts for steuern
PropertyValue
Headwordsteuern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,042
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „steuern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).steuernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Simon“ (#2,041), „Warte“ (#2,043), „schönes“ (#2,040). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „steuern“ bei #2,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around steuern (IPA [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,042 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for steuern, with forms such as "setuern", "ssteuern", and "steeurn". 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. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Steven", "steuert", "streuen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is steuern, spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fahrzeug oder ein technisches Gerät lenken
  2. 2
    einen Prozess, eine Handlung anführend beeinflussen
  3. 3
    eine bestimmte Richtung einschlagen
  4. 4
    gegen etwas kämpfen
  5. 5
    Steuern zahlen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich steuere das Raumschiff bis ans Ende der Galaxis.
  2. Er war so betrunken, dass er sein Auto in den Graben gesteuert hat.

Synonyms

lenkenführenleiten

Antonyms

tolerieren

This word in other languages

control(English)controlar(Español)conduire(Français)pilotar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setuern
  • ssteuern
  • steeurn
  • steuenr
  • steuernn
  • steuerrn
  • steuren
  • stteuern
  • stueern
  • tseuern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of steuern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

setuern2ssteuern1steeurn2steuenr2steuernn1steuerrn1steuren2stteuern1
Edit distance from "steuern"

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 "steuern"?
"steuern" is spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn].
What does "steuern" mean?
As a verb, "steuern" means: ein Fahrzeug oder ein technisches Gerät lenken
What words are commonly confused with "steuern"?
"steuern" is commonly confused with "Steven", "steuert", "streuen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "steuern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "steuern" is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "steuern" come from?
"steuern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schönes#2,040Analyse#2,046Respekt#2,038private#2,037

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Auftritt10 variantsaussagen10 variantsgetötet10 variantsVorteil10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list