Stele
German, noun/ˈʃteːlə/
Stele is spelled S-T-E-L-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stele is a German feminine noun meaning “stele” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Grabstein, Gedenkstein der Antike, Pfeiler mit einer Inschrift- oder Bildtafel; heute auch moderne…”.
What does Stele mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestele
- 2
femininestele (the central core of a plant's root and stem system)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grabstein, Gedenkstein der Antike, Pfeiler mit einer Inschrift- oder Bildtafel; heute auch moderne freistehende Informationstafel 2. Leitbündelstrang im Spross, Blatt oder in der Wurzel von Pflanzen
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 Stele
- Stelen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stele?
- /ˈʃteːlə/
- /ˈsteːlə/
- [ˈʃteːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stele
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stele in German?
Stele appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).