Stein
German, noun/ʃtaɪn/
Stein is spelled S-T-E-I-N (5 letters) and appears 46 times per million words in written German, the 1,852nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stein is a German masculine noun meaning “stone, rock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mineralisches Material”.
What does Stein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestone, rock
- 2
masculineany stone-like material such as brick or concrete
- 3
masculinepit (core of a fruit)
- 4
masculineellipsis of Spielstein (“piece, token, tile”)
- 5
masculinestone (unit of weight)
- 6
colloquialmasculinemoney, bucks
- 7
masculinestein (type of beer mug)
prefix
- 1
colloquialvery
suffix
- 1
Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mineralisches Material 2. Körper aus mineralischem Material 3. Bauelement für Gebäude und Ähnliches, Baustein 4. Edelstein, Schmuckstein
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 Stein
- Steins genitive
- Steines genitive
- Steine plural
- Steinchen diminutive neuter
- Steindl diminutive neuter
- Steinderl diminutive neuter
- Steinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stein?
- /ʃtaɪn/
- [ʃtaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stein in German?
Stein appears 46 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).