štír

[ʃciːr]

/[ʃciːr]/ noun

The verdict

“štír” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spinnentier mit zwei kräftigen Scheren am Vorderkörper und einem Giftstachel am Hinterleib; Skorpion

Corpus desk

Index DE-stir · štír · German

štír · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Š" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for štír
PropertyValue
Headwordštír
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃciːr]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „štír“ im Deutschen

štírschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

štír is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃciːr]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spinnentier mit zwei kräftigen Scheren am Vorderkörper und einem Giftstachel am Hinterleib; Skorpion".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for štír, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is štír, spelled Š-T-Í-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spinnentier mit zwei kräftigen Scheren am Vorderkörper und einem Giftstachel am Hinterleib; Skorpion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chov štírů je poměrně snadný.
  2. Štíři používají svůj jed k zabití.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "štír"?
"štír" is spelled Š-T-Í-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃciːr].
What does "štír" mean?
As a noun, "štír" means: Spinnentier mit zwei kräftigen Scheren am Vorderkörper und einem Giftstachel am Hinterleib; Skorpion
How do you pronounce "štír"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "štír" is [ʃciːr]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "štír" come from?
"štír" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list