Stiefmütterchen
German, noun/ˈʃtiːfˌmʏtɐçən/
Stiefmütterchen is spelled S-T-I-E-F-M-Ü-T-T-E-R-C-H-E-N (15 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stiefmütterchen is a German neuter noun meaning “pansy (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Stiefmutter. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einige Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Viola, die sich durch Überlappung der Kronblätter auszeichnen”.
What does Stiefmütterchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Stiefmutter
- 2
neuterpansy (plant)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einige Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Viola, die sich durch Überlappung der Kronblätter auszeichnen 2. Speziell das Gartenstiefmütterchen (Viola x wittrockiana)
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 Stiefmütterchen
- Stiefmütterchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stiefmütterchen?
- /ˈʃtiːfˌmʏtɐçən/
- [ˈʃtiːfˌmʏtɐçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stiefmütterchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stiefmütterchen in German?
Stiefmütterchen appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).