Stiefbruder

[ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ]

/[ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stiefbruder” is uncommon German (frequency #65,723 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,723
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - halbbürtiger Bruder

Corpus desk

Index DE-stiefbruder · Stiefbruder · German

Stiefbruder · rank #65,723 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,723
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sticken

Nearest frequency peer: sticken (-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 „Stiefbruder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stiefbruder
PropertyValue
HeadwordStiefbruder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stiefbruder“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sticken“ (#65,722), „Stilrichtung“ (#65,724), „stimmberechtigt“ (#65,725). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stiefbruder“ bei #65,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stiefbruder is uncommon German at frequency #65,723 among 8,027 “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. 1
    halbbürtiger Bruder
  2. 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)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meinen Stiefbruder kann ich überhaupt nicht leiden.
  2. „Weder Serenissimus noch sein Stiefbruder sind Menschen aus Fleisch und Blut, und sie sind auch keine literarischen Gestalten, denen sich eine psychologische Tiefe zuschreiben ließe.“

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list