Stafette
German, noun/ʃtaˈfɛtə/
Stafette is spelled S-T-A-F-E-T-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stafette is a German feminine noun meaning “courier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gruppe von Eilboten, die eine Nachricht streckenabschnittsweise wechselnd, schnell übermitteln”.
What does Stafette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecourier
- 2
femininerelay (series of vehicles travelling in sequence)
- 3
datedfemininesynonym of Staffel
- 4
femininesynonym of Staffellauf (“relay race”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppe von Eilboten, die eine Nachricht streckenabschnittsweise wechselnd, schnell übermitteln 2. geordnete Gruppe von Fahrzeugen oder Reitern 3. Mannschaft von Sportlern, die nacheinander die gleiche Aufgabe bewältigen
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 Stafette
- Stafetten plural
- Staffette alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stafette?
- /ʃtaˈfɛtə/
- [ʃtaˈfɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Stafette in German?
Stafette appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).