Edelstein
German, noun/ˈeːdl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n/
Edelstein is spelled E-D-E-L-S-T-E-I-N (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Edelstein is a German masculine noun meaning “gemstone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “seltener kostbarer Stein”.
What does Edelstein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegemstone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. seltener kostbarer Stein 2. Speisekartoffel: Sortenname: Edelstein
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 Edelstein
- Edelsteines genitive
- Edelsteins genitive
- Edelsteine plural
- Edelsteinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Edelstein?
- /ˈeːdl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n/
- [ˈeːdl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Edelstein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Edelstein in German?
Edelstein appears 1.3 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).