Diebstahl
German, noun/ˈdiːpˌʃtaːl/
Diebstahl is spelled D-I-E-B-S-T-A-H-L (9 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diebstahl is a German masculine noun meaning “theft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “heimliche Entwendung fremden Eigentums”.
What does Diebstahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetheft
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. heimliche Entwendung fremden Eigentums 2. Wegnahme einer fremden beweglichen Sache in Zueignungsabsicht
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 Diebstahl
- Diebstahles genitive
- Diebstahls genitive
- Diebstähle plural
- Diebstahle dative singular
- Diebstählen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Diebstahl?
- /ˈdiːpˌʃtaːl/
- [ˈdiːpˌʃtaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Diebstahl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Diebstahl in German?
Diebstahl appears 12 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).