Steg
German, noun/ʃteːk/
Steg is spelled S-T-E-G (4 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steg is a German masculine noun meaning “A path, footbridge, or catwalk, usually made of wooden planks, often over water or wet or muddy ground; a jetty; a gangplank; duckboards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine kleine Brücke”.
What does Steg mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA path, footbridge, or catwalk, usually made of wooden planks, often over water or wet or muddy ground; a jetty; a gangplank; duckboards.
- 2
masculinethe saddle or bridge of a stringed instrument
- 3
masculinethe bridge of a pair of glasses
- 4
masculinea foot strap or stirrup on leggings
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine kleine Brücke 2. bei Streichinstrumenten auf dem Resonanzboden aufstehendes kleines Querbrett, über das die Saiten laufen 3. unter dem Schuh oder unter dem Fuß durchlaufender Riemen, um die Kleidung straff zu halten 4. die leere Außenfläche einer bedruckten Buchseite
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 Steg
- Steges genitive
- Stegs genitive
- Stege plural
- Stegen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Steg?
- /ʃteːk/
- [ʃteːkʰ]
- [ʃteːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Steg
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Steg in German?
Steg appears 3.2 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).