steif
German, adjective/ʃtaɪ̯f/
steif is spelled S-T-E-I-F (5 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written German, the 13,799th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steif is a German adjective meaning “stiff, rigid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unbiegsam, fest, starr”.
What does steif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stiff, rigid
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. unbiegsam, fest, starr 2. in einzelnen Gelenken oder dem ganzen Körper entweder vorübergehend oder auch dauerhaft wenig beweglich, ungelenk 3. unpersönlich, förmlich, ohne Ausstrahlung und Charisma 4. heftig, stark bewegt
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 steif
- steifer masculine nominative singular
- am steifsten superlative
- steife feminine nominative singular
- steifes neuter nominative singular
- steifen genitive masculine singular
- steifem dative masculine singular
- der steife definite includes-article masculine
- die steife definite feminine includes-article
- das steife definite includes-article neuter
- die steifen definite includes-article nominative
- des steifen definite genitive includes-article
- der steifen definite feminine genitive
- dem steifen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce steif?
- /ʃtaɪ̯f/
- [ʃtaɪ̯f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to steif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is steif in German?
steif appears 4.3 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).