Stecknadel
German, noun/ˈʃtɛknaːdl̩/
Stecknadel is spelled S-T-E-C-K-N-A-D-E-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stecknadel is a German feminine noun meaning “pin (small needle with no eye)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zum Befestigen von Stoff oder zum Abstecken von Nähten verwendete Nadel, deren Kopf zumeist aus Metall oder…”.
What does Stecknadel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepin (small needle with no eye)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zum Befestigen von Stoff oder zum Abstecken von Nähten verwendete Nadel, deren Kopf zumeist aus Metall oder buntem Glas besteht
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 Stecknadel
- Stecknadeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stecknadel?
- /ˈʃtɛknaːdl̩/
- [ˈʃtɛkˌnaːdl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stecknadel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stecknadel in German?
Stecknadel appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).