Stirn

[ʃtɪʁn]

/[ʃtɪʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stirn” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,359
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Teil des Gesichts zwischen Augenbrauen und Haaransatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-stirn · Stirn · German

Stirn · rank #6,359 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,359
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stetig

Nearest frequency peer: stetig (-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 „Stirn“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Stirn“ 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).

Stirn vs stur
40% similar
Stirn vs Strg
60% similar
Stirn vs story
40% similar

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

Key facts for Stirn
PropertyValue
HeadwordStirn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtɪʁn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,359
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stirn“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stetig“ (#6,358), „Stadtrat“ (#6,357), „Stuttgarter“ (#6,361). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stirn“ bei #6,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Stirn (IPA [ʃtɪʁn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,359 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stirn, with forms such as "sitrn", "sstirn", and "stinr". 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, "stur", "Strg", "story", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Stirn, spelled S-T-I-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Teil des Gesichts zwischen Augenbrauen und Haaransatz
  2. 2
    eine Vorderansicht (Frontseite, Vorderseite) eines Bauwerks, einer Maschine oder einer Vorrichtung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf ihrer Stirn zeigten sich schon kleine Falten.
  2. „Es war eine Frau, die hatte drei Töchter, davon hieß die älteste Einäuglein, weil sie nur ein einziges Auge mitten auf der Stirn hatte, die mittelste Zweiäuglein, weil sie zwei Augen hatte wie andere Menschen, und die jüngste Dreiäuglein, weil sie drei Augen hatte, und das dritte stand bei ihr gleichfalls mitten auf der Stirn.“

This word in other languages

forehead(English)frente(Español)front(Français)testa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sitrn
  • sstirn
  • stinr
  • stirnn
  • stirrn
  • strin
  • sttirn
  • tsirn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sitrn2sstirn1stinr2stirnn1stirrn1strin2sttirn1tsirn2
Edit distance from "Stirn"

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 "Stirn"?
"Stirn" is spelled S-T-I-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtɪʁn].
What does "Stirn" mean?
As a noun, "Stirn" means: der Teil des Gesichts zwischen Augenbrauen und Haaransatz
What words are commonly confused with "Stirn"?
"Stirn" is commonly confused with "stur", "Strg", "story". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stirn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stirn" is [ʃtɪʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stirn" come from?
"Stirn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

smart#6,354Tasse#6,364Schuh#6,350tötet#6,368

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

stetig8 variantsTobias8 variantsSchein8 variantsAntike8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list