Steuerungstechnik

[ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋsˌtɛçnɪk]

/[ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋsˌtɛçnɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Steuerungstechnik” is uncommon German (frequency #93,655 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,655
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - technisches Fachgebiet, das sich damit befasst, Technik zu steuern

Key facts for Steuerungstechnik
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteuerungstechnik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋsˌtɛçnɪk]
Letters17
Frequency rank#93,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Steuerungstechnik” 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). Steuerungstechnik lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Steuerungstechnik is uncommon German at frequency #93,655 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋsˌtɛçnɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "technisches Fachgebiet, das sich damit befasst, Technik zu steuern".

Steuerungstechnik doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Steuerungstechnik, spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-U-N-G-S-T-E-C-H-N-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    technisches Fachgebiet, das sich damit befasst, Technik zu steuern

Antonyms

Regelungstechnik

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 "Steuerungstechnik"?
"Steuerungstechnik" is spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-U-N-G-S-T-E-C-H-N-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋsˌtɛçnɪk].
What does "Steuerungstechnik" mean?
As a noun, "Steuerungstechnik" means: technisches Fachgebiet, das sich damit befasst, Technik zu steuern
How do you pronounce "Steuerungstechnik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steuerungstechnik" is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋsˌtɛçnɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steuerungstechnik" come from?
"Steuerungstechnik" 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 “Steuerungstechnik”

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

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