stief
German, adjective/ʃtiːf/
stief is spelled S-T-I-E-F (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stief is a German adjective meaning “much, many, numerous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does stief mean in English?
adjective
- 1
much, many, numerous
prefix
- 1
step-; a prefix indicating the individual being referred to is related through the marriage of a parent.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. kennzeichnet im Deutschen eine Verwandtschaftsbeziehung, die durch erneute Heirat eines Elternteiles nach Tod des anderen Elternteils (oder Scheidung von diesem) zwischen den aktuellen Familienmitgliedern entsteht
pronoun: 1. besonders Namibia: 2. viel 3. viel, zahlreich
particle: 1. besonders Namibia: 2. in hohem Maße, sehr 3. sehr
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 stief
- stiefer masculine nominative singular
- schtief alternative
- stiew alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce stief?
- /ʃtiːf/
- [ʃtiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to stief
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is stief in German?
stief appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).