Steckdose
German, noun/ˈʃtɛkˌdoːzə/
Steckdose is spelled S-T-E-C-K-D-O-S-E (9 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steckdose is a German feminine noun meaning “socket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorrichtung zum Anschluss elektrischer Geräte an das Stromnetz mit zwei oder mehr Kontakthülsen zur Aufnahme…”.
What does Steckdose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesocket
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorrichtung zum Anschluss elektrischer Geräte an das Stromnetz mit zwei oder mehr Kontakthülsen zur Aufnahme der Steckerstifte
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 Steckdose
- Steckdosen plural
- Dose abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Steckdose?
- /ˈʃtɛkˌdoːzə/
- [ˈʃtɛkˌdoːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Steckdose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Steckdose in German?
Steckdose appears 3.0 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).