Stange
German, noun/ˈʃtaŋə/
Stange is spelled S-T-A-N-G-E (6 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stange is a German feminine noun meaning “pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “länglicher Gegenstand meist aus Holz oder Metall, gerades Bauelement zur Kraftübertragung”.
What does Stange mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)
- 2
femininesmall straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch)
- 3
femininecarton (lengthy box containing several packets)
- 4
colloquialfemininea lot (especially of money); a packet
eine Stange Geld
- 5
femininerun-of-the-mill, chiefly with clothes (referring to the poles on which clothes are presented in large fashion shops)
Stangenkleidung ist mir nicht individuell genug.
- 6
Austriafemininecrossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. länglicher Gegenstand meist aus Holz oder Metall, gerades Bauelement zur Kraftübertragung 2. Gegenstand in länglicher Form 3. mehrere Gegenstände, die verpackt der Form von [2] ähneln 4. ein besonderes Bierglas, die Kölner Stange
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 Stange
- Stangen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stange?
- /ˈʃtaŋə/
- [ˈʃtaŋə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stange
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stange in German?
Stange appears 7.1 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).