stehen
\ˈʃteːən\
The verdict
“stehen” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être debout, se tenir debout.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃteːən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stehen” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for stehen is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈʃteːən\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for stehen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is stehen, spelled S-T-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Être debout, se tenir debout.
- 2Être en position verticale ou horizontale.
- 3Figurer, être écrit, mentionné, marqué ; apparaître (sur une liste).
- 4Être arrêté(e), rester droit, tranquille.
- 5Être, figurer, se trouver sur une position dans une séquence, un classement.
- 6Convenir, aller bien.
- 7Remplacer, représenter.
- 8auf jemanden stehen : Craquer pour, être branché sur quelqu'un.
- 9zu etwas stehen : Assumer, ne pas avoir honte de (quelque chose).
- 10zu jemandem stehen, hinter jemandem stehen: Soutenir ou supporter quelqu'un.
- 11Être prêt, être en place.
- 12Être.
- 13es steht xy um jemanden oder etwas: Les choses sont xy pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “stehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-T-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈʃteːən\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.