Stachel
German, noun/ˈʃtaxl̩/
Stachel is spelled S-T-A-C-H-E-L (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stachel is a German masculine noun meaning “spike, sting, barb, prick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “spitzes Pflanzenteil, Auswuchs des Rindengewebes”.
What does Stachel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespike, sting, barb, prick
Ein Kaktus hat keine Stacheln, sondern Dornen, während eine Rose keine Dornen, sondern Stacheln hat.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. spitzes Pflanzenteil, Auswuchs des Rindengewebes 2. spitzes Gebilde bei der Außenhaut von Tieren, meist flächendeckend 3. spitzes Gebilde beim Kopf von Tieren, meist zum Blutsaugen verwendet 4. spitzes Gebilde am Hinterteil von Tieren, verwendet zur Abwehr von Feinden, oder zur Ablage von Eiern
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 Stachel
- Stachels genitive
- Stacheln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stachel?
- /ˈʃtaxl̩/
- [ˈʃtaχl̩]
- [ˈʃtaxl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stachel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stachel in German?
Stachel appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).