Stiege
German, noun
Stiege is spelled S-T-I-E-G-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stiege is a German feminine noun meaning “narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Stieg. In lower case, stiege is a different word: “first/third-person singular subjunctive II of steigen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “steile, oft schmale Holztreppe”.
What does Stiege mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenarrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft)
- 2
Austriafemininestairs in general, staircase
- 3
Austriafeminineseparate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex
Sie wohnen auf der Stiege vier.
noun
- 1
femininewooden crate
noun
- 1
datedfemininescore, a set of twenty, e.g. of sheaves, livestock, eggs
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Stieg
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular subjunctive II of steigen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. steile, oft schmale Holztreppe 2. Treppe 3. 1 Stiege = 24, seltener 20 Stück 4. der durch eine einzelne Treppe zugängliche Gebäudeteil einer größeren Wohnanlage
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 Stiege
- Stiegen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Stiege
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stiege in German?
Stiege 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).