Schtetl
German, noun/ˈʃtɛtl̩/
Schtetl is spelled S-C-H-T-E-T-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schtetl is a German neuter noun meaning “shtetl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bis zur Schoah mehrheitlich von einer jüdischen Bevölkerung bewohnter Ort (in Osteuropa), an dem diese ihre…”.
What does Schtetl mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutershtetl
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bis zur Schoah mehrheitlich von einer jüdischen Bevölkerung bewohnter Ort (in Osteuropa), an dem diese ihre eigenen jüdischen Traditionen lebten
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 Schtetl
- Schtetls genitive
- Schetlech plural
- Stetl alternative
- Städtl alternative
- Schtetln dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schtetl?
- /ˈʃtɛtl̩/
- [ˈʃtɛtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schtetl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schtetl in German?
Schtetl appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).