stier
German, adjective
stier is spelled S-T-I-E-R (5 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written German, the 13,799th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stier is a German adjective meaning “rigid, unyielding, starched, stiffened” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a singular imperative of stieren. With a capital, Stier is a different word: “bull”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “(vom Ausdruck der Augen) glasig (ins Leere) blickend”.
What does stier mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rigid, unyielding, starched, stiffened
adjective
- 1
AustriaSwitzerlandinformalbroke; penniless (having no money)
- 2
AustriaSwitzerlandinformaldull; stagnant; lackadaisical
verb
- 1
singular imperative of stieren
- 2
colloquialfirst-person singular present of stieren
noun
- 1
masculinebull
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. männliches Hausrind, das geschlechtsreif ist 2. männliches Wildrind, das geschlechtsreif ist 3. eines der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen (Sternzeichen), in dem nach westlicher Astrologie die Sonne vom 21. April bis zum 22. Mai steht 4. eine im Zeitraum vom 21. April bis zum 22. Mai geborene Person
adjective: 1. (vom Ausdruck der Augen) glasig (ins Leere) blickend 2. sonder Geld; finanziell ruiniert 3. (bezüglich Geschäftliches) nicht wie erwartet; ohne Betrieb; wie ausgestorben
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 stier
- Stieres genitive
- Stiers genitive
- Stiere plural
- Stieren dative definite plural
- stierer masculine nominative singular
- stiere feminine nominative singular
- stieres neuter nominative singular
- stieren genitive masculine singular
- stierem dative masculine singular
- der stiere definite includes-article masculine
- die stiere definite feminine includes-article
- das stiere definite includes-article neuter
- [3] ♉ abbreviation
- Tau abbreviation
- am stiersten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to stier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is stier in German?
stier appears 4.3 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).