Stiefvater
[ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtɐ]
The verdict
“Stiefvater” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,139
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der nach einer Wiederverheiratung der Mutter (infolge von Tod oder Scheidung) neue Ehemann der Mutter, der mit seinem Stiefkind (Stieftochter, Stiefsohn) nicht leiblich verwandt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-stiefvater · Stiefvater · German
Stiefvater · rank #24,139 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #24,139
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Stichworte
Nearest frequency peer: Stichworte (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Stiefvater“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Stereo
Stereo
75,865 corpus weight
- Stiche
Stiche
75,864 corpus weight
- Stichworte
Stichworte
75,863 corpus weight
- Stiefvater
Stiefvater
75,862 corpus weight
- stolpern
stolpern
75,861 corpus weight
- StPO
StPO
75,860 corpus weight
What this shows „Stiefvater“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stiefvater |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #24,139 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stiefvater“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Stiefvater (IPA [ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,139 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der nach einer Wiederverheiratung der Mutter (infolge von Tod oder Scheidung) neue Ehemann der Mutter, der mit seinem Stiefkind (Stieftochter, Stiefsohn) nicht leiblich verwandt ist".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stiefvater, with forms such as "sitefvater", "sstiefvater", and "steifvater". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stiefvater, spelled S-T-I-E-F-V-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1der nach einer Wiederverheiratung der Mutter (infolge von Tod oder Scheidung) neue Ehemann der Mutter, der mit seinem Stiefkind (Stieftochter, Stiefsohn) nicht leiblich verwandt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stiefvater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich verstehe mich mit meinem Stiefvater sehr gut.
„Der Stiefvater wusste, dass der Oberst ein Theaterliebhaber war und hatte ihm von dem Theaterinteresse seines Stiefsohnes erzählt.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- sitefvater
- sstiefvater
- steifvater
- stiefavter
- stieffvater
- stiefvaetr
- stiefvaterr
- stiefvatre
- stiefvatter
- stiefvtaer
- stiefvvater
- stievfater
- stifevater
- sttiefvater
- tsiefvater
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stiefvater - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stiefvater", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).