Stiefbruder

Name: Stiefbruder, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ]

/[ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Stiefbruder” is uncommon German (frequency #65,723 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,723
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - halbbürtiger Bruder

Key facts for Stiefbruder
Property	Value
Headword	Stiefbruder
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#65,723
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stiefbruder” 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). Stiefbruder lands here:

#65,723

#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

Stiefbruder is uncommon German at frequency #65,723 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Stiefbruder, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Stiefbruder, spelled S-T-I-E-F-B-R-U-D-E-R.

Definition

1
halbbürtiger Bruder
2
männliches Kind in einer Stieffamilie aus der Sicht eines anderen Kindes derselben Familie, mit dem es keinen gemeinsamen Elternteil hat (Kind nur des eigenen Stiefvaters oder nur der eigenen Stiefmutter)

Synonyms

Halbbruder

Antonyms

Vollbruder

This word in other languages

half brother(English)hermanastro(Español)demi-frère(Français)

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 "Stiefbruder"?

"Stiefbruder" is spelled S-T-I-E-F-B-R-U-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ].

What does "Stiefbruder" mean?

As a noun, "Stiefbruder" means: halbbürtiger Bruder

How do you pronounce "Stiefbruder"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stiefbruder" is [ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Stiefbruder" come from?

"Stiefbruder" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Stiefbruder”

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

The one correct German spelling is S-T-I-E-F-B-R-U-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.