Stevia

[ˈsteːvi̯a]

/[ˈsteːvi̯a]/ noun

The verdict

“Stevia” is uncommon German (frequency #68,713 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,713
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gattung der Korbblütler (Asteraceae), deren Verbreitungsgebiet von den westlichen USA über Mexiko und Zentralamerika bis nach Südamerika reicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-stevia · Stevia · German

Stevia · rank #68,713 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,713
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH steuere

Nearest frequency peer: steuere (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Stevia“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stevia“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stevia
PropertyValue
HeadwordStevia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsteːvi̯a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,713
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stevia“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Steviafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „steuere“ (#68,712), „Steroiden“ (#68,711), „Stoffwechsels“ (#68,715). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stevia“ bei #68,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stevia is uncommon German at frequency #68,713 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsteːvi̯a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Gattung der Korbblütler (Asteraceae), deren Verbreitungsgebiet von den westlichen USA über Mexiko und Zentralamerika bis nach Südamerika reicht".

Stevia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists 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 Stevia, spelled S-T-E-V-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gattung der Korbblütler (Asteraceae), deren Verbreitungsgebiet von den westlichen USA über Mexiko und Zentralamerika bis nach Südamerika reicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die bekannteste und wirtschaftlich bedeutendste Art der Gattung Stevia ist Stevia rebaudiana, die bei indigenen Völkern Südamerikas, heute vor allem aber in Asien als Süßstoff weit verbreitet ist.“

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 "Stevia"?
"Stevia" is spelled S-T-E-V-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsteːvi̯a].
What does "Stevia" mean?
As a noun, "Stevia" means: eine Gattung der Korbblütler (Asteraceae), deren Verbreitungsgebiet von den westlichen USA über Mexiko und Zentralamerika bis nach Südamerika reicht
How do you pronounce "Stevia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stevia" is [ˈsteːvi̯a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stevia" come from?
"Stevia" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list