Ständchen
German, noun/ˈʃtɛntçən/
Ständchen is spelled S-T-Ä-N-D-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ständchen is a German neuter noun meaning “A serenade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Stand. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleiner Stand”.
What does Ständchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Stand
- 2
neuterA serenade.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleiner Stand 2. kleines Musikstück, das jemandem zu Ehren auf einer Feier oder vor seinem Haus gespielt oder gesungen wird
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 Ständchen
- Ständchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ständchen?
- /ˈʃtɛntçən/
- [ˈʃtɛntçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ständchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ständchen in German?
Ständchen appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).