steckbrieflich
German, adjective[ˈʃtɛkˌbʁiːflɪç]
steckbrieflich is spelled S-T-E-C-K-B-R-I-E-F-L-I-C-H (14 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 195,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steckbrieflich is a German adjective meaning “via "wanted" posters, by putting up "wanted" posters (which provide information on a suspect and ask for more information on them or their…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch einen Steckbrief, mithilfe eines Steckbriefs”.
What does steckbrieflich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
via "wanted" posters, by putting up "wanted" posters (which provide information on a suspect and ask for more information on them or their apprehension)
steckbriefliche Verfolgung
adverb
- 1
via "wanted" posters, by putting up "wanted" posters (which provide information on a suspect and ask for more information on them or their apprehension)
jemanden steckbrieflich verfolgen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. durch einen Steckbrief, mithilfe eines Steckbriefs
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 steckbrieflich
- steckbrieflicher masculine nominative singular
- steckbriefliche feminine nominative singular
- steckbriefliches neuter nominative singular
- steckbrieflichen genitive masculine singular
- steckbrieflichem dative masculine singular
- der steckbriefliche definite includes-article masculine
- die steckbriefliche definite feminine includes-article
- das steckbriefliche definite includes-article neuter
- die steckbrieflichen definite includes-article nominative
- des steckbrieflichen definite genitive includes-article
- der steckbrieflichen definite feminine genitive
- dem steckbrieflichen dative definite includes-article
- den steckbrieflichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce steckbrieflich?
- [ˈʃtɛkˌbʁiːflɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is steckbrieflich in German?
steckbrieflich appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).