die Stirn bieten

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The verdict

“die Stirn bieten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (furchtlos oder mutig) entgegentreten, Widerstand leisten, sich behaupten, sich nicht beugen

Key facts for die Stirn bieten
PropertyValue
Headworddie Stirn bieten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “die Stirn bieten” sits in German frequency

die Stirn bieten falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

die Stirn bieten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(furchtlos oder mutig) entgegentreten, Widerstand leisten, sich behaupten, sich nicht beugen".

die Stirn bieten has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is die Stirn bieten, spelled D-I-E- -S-T-I-R-N- -B-I-E-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (furchtlos oder mutig) entgegentreten, Widerstand leisten, sich behaupten, sich nicht beugen

This word in other languages

affront(English)tenir tête(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "die Stirn bieten"?
"die Stirn bieten" is spelled D-I-E- -S-T-I-R-N- -B-I-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "die Stirn bieten" mean?
As a phrase, "die Stirn bieten" means: (furchtlos oder mutig) entgegentreten, Widerstand leisten, sich behaupten, sich nicht beugen
How do you pronounce "die Stirn bieten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "die Stirn bieten" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "die Stirn bieten" come from?
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Using “die Stirn bieten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-E- -S-T-I-R-N- -B-I-E-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list