Aussteuer
German, noun/ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɔʏ̯ɐ/
Aussteuer is spelled A-U-S-S-T-E-U-E-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aussteuer is a German feminine noun meaning “dowry; trousseau; usually restricted to household goods and fabrics given to the bride” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vermögen, in Form von Geld, Gütern oder Hausrat, das die Eltern ihrer Tochter bei der zukünftiger Heirat…”.
What does Aussteuer mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedowry; trousseau; usually restricted to household goods and fabrics given to the bride
Willst du nicht diese hübsche Decke haben, die ich im Schrank gefunden hab? Dann hast du schon mal was für die Aussteuer.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vermögen, in Form von Geld, Gütern oder Hausrat, das die Eltern ihrer Tochter bei der zukünftiger Heirat mitgeben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Aussteuer
- Aussteuern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Aussteuer?
- /ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɔʏ̯ɐ/
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Aussteuer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Aussteuer in German?
Aussteuer appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).