stiegen

[ˈʃtiːɡn̩]

/[ˈʃtiːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“stiegen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,133
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-stiegen · stiegen · German

stiegen · rank #8,133 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,133
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stellvertrete…

Nearest frequency peer: stellvertretender (-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 „stiegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „stiegen“ 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).

stiegen vs Stilen
57% similar
stiegen vs stimmen
71% similar
stiegen vs stillen
71% similar

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

Key facts for stiegen
PropertyValue
Headwordstiegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtiːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,133
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „stiegen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).stiegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stellvertretender“ (#8,132), „Strahlung“ (#8,134), „steigenden“ (#8,131). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stiegen“ bei #8,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around stiegen (IPA [ˈʃtiːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,133 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for stiegen, with forms such as "sitegen", "sstiegen", and "stieegn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Stilen", "stimmen", "stillen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is stiegen, spelled S-T-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steigen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steigen
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steigen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs steigen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitegen
  • sstiegen
  • stieegn
  • stiegenn
  • stieggen
  • stiegne
  • stigeen
  • sttiegen
  • tsiegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sitegen2sstiegen1stieegn2stiegenn1stieggen1stiegne2stigeen2sttiegen1
Edit distance from "stiegen"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

symbole#8,136Session#8,129uniform#8,149Absturz#8,162

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

redest9 variantsRadweg9 variantsMozart9 variantslenken9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list