Steigerung
German, noun/ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ/
Steigerung is spelled S-T-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,816th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steigerung is a German feminine noun meaning “increase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vergrößerung von etwas”.
What does Steigerung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineincrease
- 2
femininecomparison
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vergrößerung von etwas 2. Paradigma in der Grammatik zum Ausdruck von graduellen Unterschieden dessen, was im Adjektiv oder in einigen Adverbien benannt ist
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 Steigerung
- Steigerungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Steigerung?
- /ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ/
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Steigerung in German?
Steigerung appears 13 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).