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steigen

German, verb

steigen is spelled S-T-E-I-G-E-N (7 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written German, the 2,115th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steigen is a German verb meaning “to ascend, to climb, to rise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Steigen is a different word: “gerund of steigen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “in die Höhe gehen, sich nach oben bewegen”.

What does steigen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to ascend, to climb, to rise

  2. 2

    to rise (in value, of commodities etc.)

  3. 3

    to enter, to step (into a large vehicle)

  4. 4

    colloquialto begin, commence

    Die Party im Club steigt heute um 19 Uhr.

  5. 5

    to rear up

noun

as Steigen
  1. 1

    neutergerund of steigen

noun

as Steigen
  1. 1

    neuterdative plural of Steig

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. in die Höhe gehen, sich nach oben bewegen 2. zu Fuß (oft mit Hilfe der Hände) einen Höhenunterschied überwinden 3. ein Fahrzeug betreten oder verlassen 4. einen höheren Wert annehmen, eine größere Zahl werden

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 steigen

  • steigt present singular third-person
  • stieg past
  • gestiegen participle past
  • sein auxiliary
  • 1 strong
  • steigend participle present
  • steige first-person indicative present
  • steigst indicative present second-person
  • steigest second-person singular subjunctive
  • steiget plural second-person subjunctive
  • stiegen first-person indicative plural
  • stiege first-person formal rare
  • stiegst indicative preterite second-person
  • stiegt indicative plural preterite
  • stiegest formal rare second-person
  • stieget formal plural rare
  • steig imperative second-person singular
  • steig! imperative singular

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to steigen

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is steigen in German?

steigen appears 40 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).

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