Markstein
German, noun/ˈmaʁkˌʃtaɪ̯n/
Markstein is spelled M-A-R-K-S-T-E-I-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Markstein is a German masculine noun meaning “markstone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kennzeichnung eines Grenzpunktes mithilfe eines Steins”.
What does Markstein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemarkstone
- 2
masculinemilestone
Die Wiedervereinigung war ein Markstein in der Geschichte Deutschlands.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kennzeichnung eines Grenzpunktes mithilfe eines Steins 2. markanter Punkt, wichtiges Ereignis in einem fortlaufenden Prozess 3. dicker Exkrementenhaufen
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 Markstein
- Marksteines genitive
- Marksteins genitive
- Marksteine plural
- Marksteinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Markstein?
- /ˈmaʁkˌʃtaɪ̯n/
- [ˈmaʁkˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Markstein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Markstein in German?
Markstein appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).