steuerten

[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtn̩]

/[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“steuerten” is uncommon German (frequency #56,560 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,560
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steuern

Key facts for steuerten
PropertyValue
Headwordsteuerten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “steuerten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). steuerten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

steuerten is uncommon German at frequency #56,560 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for steuerten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is steuerten, spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steuern
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steuern
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steuern
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs 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 "steuerten"?
"steuerten" is spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtn̩].
What does "steuerten" mean?
As a verb, "steuerten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steuern
How do you pronounce "steuerten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "steuerten" is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "steuerten" come from?
"steuerten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “steuerten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-U-E-R-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtn̩] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list