Stich

/[ʃtɪç]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,726

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Stich is aGermannoun. It means: das Eindringen eines spitzen Gegenstandes in einen Körper Pronounced [ʃtɪç]. It ranks #6,726 in German word frequency. Often confused with Stil and such.

Key facts for Stich
PropertyValue
HeadwordStich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,726
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Stich in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stich is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,726 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Stich, with forms such as "sitch", "sstich", and "stcih". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Stil", "such", "Stück", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Stich, spelled S-T-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Eindringen eines spitzen Gegenstandes in einen Körper
  2. 2
    eine Verletzung durch einen Insektenstich
  3. 3
    ein Druckverfahren in Kunst, Buchdruck und dergleichen
  4. 4
    den Rundengewinn im Kartenspiel
  5. 5
    das Einstechen beim Nähen
  6. 6
    Beimischung einer anderen Farbe in einem Farbton
  7. 7
    Knoten, mit dem ein Seil an einem Gegenstand befestigt wird
  8. 8
    saurer Beigeschmack
  9. 9
    Verrücktheit

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sitch,sstich,stcih,sticch,stichh,stihc,sttich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Stich

Misspelling Variants of "Stich"

sitch5sstich6stcih5sticch6stichh6stihc5sttich6
Misspelling Variants of "Stich"

Frequency rank: #6,726 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stich"?
"Stich" is spelled S-T-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɪç].
What does "Stich" mean?
As a noun, "Stich" means: das Eindringen eines spitzen Gegenstandes in einen Körper
What words are commonly confused with "Stich"?
"Stich" is commonly confused with "Stil", "such", "Stück". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stich" is [ʃtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stich" come from?
"Stich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.