Stelle
German, noun
Stelle is spelled S-T-E-L-L-E (6 letters) and appears 166 times per million words in written German, the 523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stelle is a German feminine noun meaning “location, spot (specific location in space, relevant in context but typically otherwise unmarked)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, stelle is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “berufliche Anstellung; Arbeitsplatz”.
What does Stelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelocation, spot (specific location in space, relevant in context but typically otherwise unmarked)
Ich versuche die Stelle wiederzufinden, wo wir uns das erste Mal getroffen haben.
- 2
femininespot (specific location on skin or another surface, often featuring damage or a different property)
Hier am Knie ist eine Stelle, wo die Hose schon gerissen ist.
- 3
femininespot, part, bit (brief section of a book, movie, piece of music, etc., typically encompassing a few seconds or lines at most)
Die Stelle in dem Stück gefällt mir besonders.
- 4
femininepoint (situation or status reached by a certain amount of progress through an endeavor)
Dann hat es auch noch angefangen zu regnen, und an der Stelle mussten wir die Wanderung abbrechen.
- 5
feminineplace, position (position within a certain ordering or ranking)
Das Land kommt in dieser Statistik erst an zehnter Stelle.
- 6
feminineposition specifically in terms of importance (both of opinions and objective evaluations of influence)
Vertrauen steht bei uns an erster Stelle.
- 7
femininesynonym of Dezimalstelle
- 8
feminineposition, job (set of tasks or responsibilities meant to be filled by the employment of one person)
sich um/auf eine Stelle bewerben
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- 3
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. berufliche Anstellung; Arbeitsplatz 2. Bezeichnung für den Teil einer Zahl 3. allgemeiner Ausdruck für einen Platz auf diversen Oberflächen 4. Abschnitt in einem Text oder Musikwerk
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 Stelle
- Stellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Stelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stelle in German?
Stelle appears 166 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).