steigern
\ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn\
The verdict
“steigern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Augmenter, accroitre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-steigern · steigern · French
steigern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | steigern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « steigern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
steigern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for steigern in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is steigern, spelled S-T-E-I-G-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Augmenter, accroitre.
- 2Comparer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how steigern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seine Angst steigerte sich, als der Erzähler seine Stimme verstellte.
Wir haben uns das Ziel gesetzt, den Umsatz in diesem Jahr um 10% zu steigern.
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.