Stabkirche
German, noun/ˈʃtaːpˌkɪʁçə/
Stabkirche is spelled S-T-A-B-K-I-R-C-H-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 163,492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stabkirche is a German feminine noun meaning “stave church” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Versammlungsgebäude einer Glaubensgemeinschaft; Holzgebäude, mit senkrechten Pfosten/Masten, das zum…”.
What does Stabkirche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestave church
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Versammlungsgebäude einer Glaubensgemeinschaft; Holzgebäude, mit senkrechten Pfosten/Masten, das zum Abhalten von Ritualen vorgesehen ist
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 Stabkirche
- Stabkirchen plural
- Stabkirchlein diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stabkirche?
- /ˈʃtaːpˌkɪʁçə/
- [ˈʃtaːpˌkɪʁçə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Stabkirche in German?
Stabkirche appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).