Which to use
“ste” is a verb and “Stein” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,242
- “ste” frequency rank
- #22,805
- “Stein” frequency rank
- 59047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ste | Stein |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť | pedra |
Letter map: ste vs Stein
Shared letters muted; letters that set ste and Stein apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for ste / Stein
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ste is averb and Steinanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ste” sits inside “Stein”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ste is recorded at frequency rank #36,242, classified as averb. Stein is at rank #22,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃtaɪ̯n/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59047, this pair ranks #8,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ste vs Stein
Shared letters: est. Private to "ste": -. Private to "Stein": in.
"ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "Stein" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Stein ← setin · sstein · steinn · steni · stien · sttein · tsein
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ste" for "Stein" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ste" or "Stein" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "ste" vs "Stein" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Stein" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ste" and "Stein" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs ste". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #8,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.