steigern
German, verb[ˈʃtaɪ̯.ɡɐn]
steigern is spelled S-T-E-I-G-E-R-N (8 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,360th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steigern is a German verb meaning “to increase, to raise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas oder sich größer, stärker, intensiver oder höher machen oder dazu bringen, es zu werden”.
What does steigern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to increase, to raise
- 2
to boost, to improve, to enhance
- 3
to compare
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas oder sich größer, stärker, intensiver oder höher machen oder dazu bringen, es zu werden 2. vor allem im Sport: seine Leistungen verbessern 3. sich in einen (schlimmeren) Zustand versetzen 4. etwas bei einer Auktion erwerben
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 steigern
- steigert present singular third-person
- steigerte past
- gesteigert participle past
- haben auxiliary
- steigernd participle present
- steigre first-person indicative present
- steigere first-person indicative present
- steiger first-person indicative present
- steigerst indicative present second-person
- steigerest second-person singular subjunctive
- steigrest second-person singular subjunctive
- steigeret plural second-person subjunctive
- steigret plural second-person subjunctive
- steigerten first-person indicative plural
- steigertest indicative preterite second-person
- steigertet indicative plural preterite
- steiger! imperative singular
- steigere! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce steigern?
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯.ɡɐn]
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to steigern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is steigern in German?
steigern appears 14 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).