Stein

\ʃtajn\

/\ʃtajn\/ name

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The verdict

“Stein” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,781
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville et commune d’Allemagne, située en Bavière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stein · Stein · French

Stein · rank #24,781 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,781
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sosie

Nearest frequency peer: sosie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Stein »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Stein » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stein vs step
40% similar
Stein vs Sven
60% similar
Stein vs STIB
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stein
PropertyValue
HeadwordStein
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʃtajn\
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,781
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Stein »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Steinse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sosie » (#24,780), « sonder » (#24,779), « stratagème » (#24,783). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Stein » est au #24,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Stein (IPA \ʃtajn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,781 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stein, with forms such as "setin", "sstein", and "steinn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "step", "Sven", "STIB", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Stein, spelled S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville et commune d’Allemagne, située en Bavière.
  2. 2
    Commune d’Allemagne, située dans le Schleswig-Holstein.
  3. 3
    Commune du canton d’Argovie en Suisse.
  4. 4
    Commune du canton d’Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures en Suisse.
  5. 5
    Hameau de Issime.

This word in other languages

Stein(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • setin
  • sstein
  • steinn
  • steni
  • stien
  • sttein
  • tsein

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stein - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

setin2sstein1steinn1steni2stien2sttein1tsein2
Edit distance from "Stein"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stein"?
"Stein" is spelled S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃtajn\.
What does "Stein" mean?
As a proper noun, "Stein" means: Ville et commune d’Allemagne, située en Bavière.
What words are commonly confused with "Stein"?
"Stein" is commonly confused with "step", "Sven", "STIB". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stein" is \ʃtajn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stein" come from?
"Stein" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sosie#24,780shake#24,775surgi#24,788tuera#24,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

verge7 variantsrient7 variantsYvette7 variantspilon7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list