Stechschritt
German, noun/ʃtɛçʃʁɪt/
Stechschritt is spelled S-T-E-C-H-S-C-H-R-I-T-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stechschritt is a German masculine noun meaning “goose-step (style of marching)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein bei Paraden benutzter Gleichschritt, bei dem die gestreckten Beine der Soldaten hochschwingen und die…”.
What does Stechschritt mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegoose-step (style of marching)
Der Stechschritt ist eine preußische Militärtradition.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein bei Paraden benutzter Gleichschritt, bei dem die gestreckten Beine der Soldaten hochschwingen und die Knie immer durchgedrückt bleiben
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 Stechschritt
- Stechschrittes genitive
- Stechschritts genitive
- Stechschritte plural
- Stechschritten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stechschritt?
- /ʃtɛçʃʁɪt/
- [ˈʃtɛçˌʃʁɪt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Stechschritt in German?
Stechschritt appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).