stieg

[ʃtiːk]

/[ʃtiːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“stieg” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,920
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-stieg · stieg · German

stieg · rank #2,920 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,920
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH späteren

Nearest frequency peer: späteren (-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 „stieg“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „stieg“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stieg vs Stil
40% similar
stieg vs Strg
40% similar
stieg vs still
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stieg
PropertyValue
Headwordstieg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃtiːk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,920
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stieg“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).stiegliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „späteren“ (#2,919), „Stoff“ (#2,921), „sichtbar“ (#2,918). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stieg“ bei #2,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around stieg (IPA [ʃtiːk]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,920 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for stieg, with forms such as "siteg", "sstieg", and "stiegg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Stil", "Strg", "still", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stieg, spelled S-T-I-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steigen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steigen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • siteg
  • sstieg
  • stiegg
  • stige
  • sttieg
  • tsieg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stieg - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

siteg2sstieg1stiegg1stige2sttieg1tsieg2
Edit distance from "stieg"

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 "stieg"?
"stieg" is spelled S-T-I-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtiːk].
What does "stieg" mean?
As a verb, "stieg" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steigen
What words are commonly confused with "stieg"?
"stieg" is commonly confused with "Stil", "Strg", "still". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stieg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stieg" is [ʃtiːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stieg" come from?
"stieg" 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 "stieg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stoff#2,921Summe#2,923merkt#2,912mario#2,911

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Last6 variantsKoch6 variantskannte6 variantsCarl6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list