Steifigkeit
German, noun[ˈʃtaɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t]
Steifigkeit is spelled S-T-E-I-F-I-G-K-E-I-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steifigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “stiffness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Widerstand gegen elastische Verformung”.
What does Steifigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestiffness
- 2
femininerigidity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Widerstand gegen elastische Verformung
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 Steifigkeit
- Steifigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Steifigkeit?
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯fɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Steifigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Steifigkeit in German?
Steifigkeit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).