Stechapfel
German, noun
Stechapfel is a German masculine noun meaning “thorn apple, Datura stramonium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Stechäpfel is a different word: “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Stechapfel”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “giftiges Nachtschattengewächs mit großen weißen Blüten und stacheligen Früchten”.
What does Stechapfel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethorn apple, Datura stramonium
- 2
masculineobsoleteholly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Stechapfel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. giftiges Nachtschattengewächs mit großen weißen Blüten und stacheligen Früchten
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 Stechapfel
- Stechapfels genitive
- Stechäpfel plural
- Stechäpfeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Stechapfel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stechapfel in German?
Stechapfel appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).