Pfannenstiel
German, noun/ˈ(p)fanənˌʃtiːl/
Pfannenstiel is spelled P-F-A-N-N-E-N-S-T-I-E-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pfannenstiel is a German masculine noun meaning “panhandle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stiel einer Pfanne”.
What does Pfannenstiel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepanhandle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stiel einer Pfanne
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 Pfannenstiel
- Pfannenstiels genitive
- Pfannenstieles genitive
- Pfannenstiele plural
- Pfannenstielen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pfannenstiel?
- /ˈ(p)fanənˌʃtiːl/
- [ˈp͡fanənˌʃtiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pfannenstiel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pfannenstiel in German?
Pfannenstiel appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).