Messerstecherei
German, noun[ˌmɛsɐʃtɛçəˈʁaɪ̯]
Messerstecherei is spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-S-T-E-C-H-E-R-E-I (15 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Messerstecherei is a German feminine noun meaning “stabbing, knife fight; knifing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kampf mit jemandem oder Angriff auf jemanden, bei dem mit einem Messer zugestochen wird”.
What does Messerstecherei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestabbing, knife fight; knifing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kampf mit jemandem oder Angriff auf jemanden, bei dem mit einem Messer zugestochen wird
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 Messerstecherei
- Messerstechereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Messerstecherei?
- [ˌmɛsɐʃtɛçəˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Messerstecherei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Messerstecherei in German?
Messerstecherei appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).