Stiele

[ˈʃtiːlə]

/[ˈʃtiːlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Stiele” is uncommon German (frequency #64,739 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,739
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stiel

Corpus desk

Index DE-stiele · Stiele · German

Stiele · rank #64,739 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,739
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Steuerbefreiu…

Nearest frequency peer: Steuerbefreiung (-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 „Stiele“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stiele
PropertyValue
HeadwordStiele
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtiːlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,739
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stiele“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stielefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Steuerbefreiung“ (#64,738), „steuerbar“ (#64,737), „stimmungsvoll“ (#64,741). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stiele“ bei #64,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stiele is uncommon German at frequency #64,739 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtiːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Stiele doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stiele, spelled S-T-I-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stiel
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stiel
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Stiel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Stiel

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 "Stiele"?
"Stiele" is spelled S-T-I-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtiːlə].
What does "Stiele" mean?
As a noun, "Stiele" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stiel
How do you pronounce "Stiele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stiele" is [ˈʃtiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stiele" come from?
"Stiele" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list