Nadelstich
German, noun[ˈnaːdl̩ˌʃtɪç]
Nadelstich is spelled N-A-D-E-L-S-T-I-C-H (10 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nadelstich is a German masculine noun meaning “stitch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Durchstoßen von Textil oder Haut mit einer Nadel”.
What does Nadelstich mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestitch
- 2
masculinepinprick
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Durchstoßen von Textil oder Haut mit einer Nadel 2. kleine Lufteinschlüsse unter Lack 3. eine Boshaftigkeit
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 Nadelstich
- Nadelstiches genitive
- Nadelstichs genitive
- Nadelstiche plural
- Nadelstichen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nadelstich?
- [ˈnaːdl̩ˌʃtɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nadelstich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nadelstich in German?
Nadelstich appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).