Stiege

[ˈʃtiːɡə]

/[ˈʃtiːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stiege” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,252
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - steile, oft schmale Holztreppe

Corpus desk

Index DE-stiege · Stiege · German

Stiege · rank #44,252 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,252
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stickerei

Nearest frequency peer: Stickerei (-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 „Stiege“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Stiege“ 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).

Stiege vs Stier
67% similar
Stiege vs stile
50% similar
Stiege vs Stiel
67% similar

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

Key facts for Stiege
PropertyValue
HeadwordStiege
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtiːɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,252
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stiege“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stickerei“ (#44,251), „Stifts“ (#44,253), „steuerpflichtige“ (#44,250). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stiege“ bei #44,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Stiege (IPA [ˈʃtiːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,252 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stiege, with forms such as "sitege", "sstiege", and "stieeg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Stier", "stile", "Stiel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Stiege, spelled S-T-I-E-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    steile, oft schmale Holztreppe
  2. 2
    Treppe
  3. 3
    1 Stiege = 24, seltener 20 Stück
  4. 4
    der durch eine einzelne [2] zugängliche Gebäudeteil einer größeren Wohnanlage
  5. 5
    offene Kiste, meist aus Holzbrettern für Obst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er ist die Stiege heruntergefallen.
  2. „In diesem Moment waren Schritte auf der Stiege zu hören.“

Synonyms

SteigeTreppeHordeHürdeKisteSteige

This word in other languages

stairs(English)escalera(Español)escalier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitege
  • sstiege
  • stieeg
  • stiegge
  • stigee
  • sttiege
  • tsiege

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stiege - 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.

sitege2sstiege1stieeg2stiegge1stigee2sttiege1tsiege2
Edit distance from "Stiege"

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 "Stiege"?
"Stiege" is spelled S-T-I-E-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtiːɡə].
What does "Stiege" mean?
As a noun, "Stiege" means: steile, oft schmale Holztreppe
What words are commonly confused with "Stiege"?
"Stiege" is commonly confused with "Stier", "stile", "Stiel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stiege"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stiege" is [ˈʃtiːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stiege" come from?
"Stiege" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stifts#44,253steife#44,248Spässe#44,242Sweden#44,264

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

säuft7 variantsRumäne7 variantsVfGH7 variantsPolin7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list