steigend
German, adjective[ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩t]
steigend is spelled S-T-E-I-G-E-N-D (8 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written German, the 21,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steigend is a German adjective meaning “rising” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of steigen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich nach Richtung oben bewegend”.
What does steigend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rising
- 2
increasing
verb
- 1
present participle of steigen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sich nach Richtung oben bewegend
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 steigend
- steigender masculine nominative singular
- steigende feminine nominative singular
- steigendes neuter nominative singular
- steigenden genitive masculine singular
- steigendem dative masculine singular
- der steigende definite includes-article masculine
- die steigende definite feminine includes-article
- das steigende definite includes-article neuter
- die steigenden definite includes-article nominative
- des steigenden definite genitive includes-article
- der steigenden definite feminine genitive
- dem steigenden dative definite includes-article
- den steigenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce steigend?
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to steigend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is steigend in German?
steigend appears 2.4 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).