stehlen
\ˈʃteːlən\
The verdict
“stehlen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voler, piquer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-stehlen · stehlen · French
stehlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stehlen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃteːlən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « stehlen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
stehlen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃteːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for stehlen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is stehlen, spelled S-T-E-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Voler, piquer.
- 2Dérober.
- 3S'esquiver.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stehlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schieber stiehlt Autos.
Stell dein Fahrrad lieber in den Keller. Vor der Tür rostet es oder es wird gestohlen.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.