Steigung
\ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ\
The verdict
“Steigung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Pente, montée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-steigung · Steigung · French
Steigung · 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 | Steigung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Steigung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Steigung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Steigung, spelled S-T-E-I-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Pente, montée.
- 2Dérivée, taux de variation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Steigung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
FreiPass Lukmanier : Eine sanfte Steigung und 22 Kilometer autofreie Passstrasse wartet im Frühsommer auf alle Velofans. Voraussichtlich an einem Sonntag im Juni bleibt der Lukmanierpass autofrei. Datum: Noch nicht bestätigt (voraussichtlich Juni 2026). Strecke: 22 km. Autofrei: 11 bis 15 Uhr (unter Vorbehalt)
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.