tiefstem

[ˈtiːfstəm]

/[ˈtiːfstəm]/ adj

The verdict

“tiefstem” is uncommon German (frequency #54,146 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,146
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs tief

Corpus desk

Index DE-tiefstem · tiefstem · German

tiefstem · rank #54,146 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,146
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH therapy

Nearest frequency peer: therapy (-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 „tiefstem“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tiefstem
PropertyValue
Headwordtiefstem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtiːfstəm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,146
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tiefstem“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).tiefstemfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „therapy“ (#54,145), „Titelkämpfe“ (#54,148), „Teddybär“ (#54,142). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tiefstem“ bei #54,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tiefstem is uncommon German at frequency #54,146 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtiːfstəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tiefstem, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is tiefstem, spelled T-I-E-F-S-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs tief
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs tief

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 "tiefstem"?
"tiefstem" is spelled T-I-E-F-S-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːfstəm].
What does "tiefstem" mean?
As an adjective, "tiefstem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs tief
How do you pronounce "tiefstem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tiefstem" is [ˈtiːfstəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tiefstem" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list