# stein

> English word · Noun · IPA /staɪn/ · frequency rank #12,149

## Definitions
1. A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

## Etymology
From a regional use of German Stein (“stone”). Probably a clipping of Steingut (“stoneware”) or Steinkrug (“stone pitcher”). Compare Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a pot of stone or earth”). Doublet of stone. More at stean.

## Easily confused with
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-sti)
- **stem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stem)
- **stir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stir)
- **stew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stew)
- **stun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stun)
- **Sven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-sven)
- **stig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stig)
- **steps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-steps)
- **Steve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-steve)
- **strip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-strip)
- **stern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stern)
- **sting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-sting)
- **stint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stint)
- **stink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stink)
- **Steph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-steph)
- **stoic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stoic)
- **swain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-swain)
- **stent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stent)
- **stews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-stews)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stein-vs-string)

## Common misspellings (7)
`setin`, `sstein`, `steinn`, `steni`, `stien`, `sttein`, `tsein`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stein