Stilblüte
German, noun/stiːlblyːtə/
Stilblüte is spelled S-T-I-L-B-L-Ü-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 52 million words in written German, the 440,316th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stilblüte is a German feminine noun meaning “stylistic bloomer, blooper, howler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erheiternd-komische Formulierung, die durch falsche Wortwahl oder Anwendung doppeldeutiger Wörter zustande…”.
What does Stilblüte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestylistic bloomer, blooper, howler
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erheiternd-komische Formulierung, die durch falsche Wortwahl oder Anwendung doppeldeutiger Wörter zustande kommt
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 Stilblüte
- Stilblüten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stilblüte?
- /stiːlblyːtə/
- /ʃtiːlblyːtə/
- [ˈʃtiːlˌblyːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Stilblüte in German?
Stilblüte appears about once in every 52 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).