Eckstein
German, noun/ˈɛkˌʃtaɪ̯n/
Eckstein is spelled E-C-K-S-T-E-I-N (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 35,692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eckstein is a German masculine noun meaning “cornerstone (literal and figurative, but for the latter more often Eckpfeiler)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(wichtiger, stützender) Stein an der Ecke einer Mauer”.
What does Eckstein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecornerstone (literal and figurative, but for the latter more often Eckpfeiler)
- 2
masculinediamond
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (wichtiger, stützender) Stein an der Ecke einer Mauer 2. Stein an der Ecke einer Gemarkung 3. Prellstein an einer Straßenecke 4. das, worauf sich eine Lehre, eine Idee hauptsächlich stützt
noun: 1. deutsche Bezeichnung für eine Spielkartenfarbe des französischen Blatts; Karo
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 Eckstein
- Ecksteines genitive
- Ecksteins genitive
- Ecksteine plural
- Ecksteinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eckstein?
- /ˈɛkˌʃtaɪ̯n/
- [ˈɛkˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eckstein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eckstein in German?
Eckstein appears 1.1 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).