Steifheit
German, noun/ˈʃtaɪ̯fhaɪ̯t/
Steifheit is spelled S-T-E-I-F-H-E-I-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steifheit is a German feminine noun meaning “stiffness, rigidity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft, körperlich oder psychisch steif zu sein”.
What does Steifheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestiffness, rigidity
- 2
feminineprimness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft, körperlich oder psychisch steif zu sein
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 Steifheit
- Steifheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Steifheit?
- /ˈʃtaɪ̯fhaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯fhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Steifheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Steifheit in German?
Steifheit appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).