entsteigen
German, verb[ɛntˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
entsteigen is spelled E-N-T-S-T-E-I-G-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entsteigen is a German verb meaning “to get out of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich aus etwas hinausbegeben, das einen umgeben hat”.
What does entsteigen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to get out of
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich aus etwas hinausbegeben, das einen umgeben hat 2. sich nach oben aus etwas hinausbewegen
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 entsteigen
- entsteigt present singular third-person
- entstieg past
- entstiegen participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 1 strong
- entsteigend participle present
- entsteige first-person indicative present
- entsteigst indicative present second-person
- entsteigest second-person singular subjunctive
- entsteiget plural second-person subjunctive
- entstiege first-person formal rare
- entstiegst indicative preterite second-person
- entstiegt indicative plural preterite
- entstiegest formal rare second-person
- entstieget formal plural rare
- entsteig imperative second-person singular
- entsteig! imperative singular
- entsteige! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entsteigen?
- [ɛntˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is entsteigen in German?
entsteigen appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).