Stirn
German, noun/ʃtɪʁn/
Stirn is spelled S-T-I-R-N (5 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stirn is a German feminine noun meaning “forehead, brow (often used as an indicator of emotion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Teil des Gesichts zwischen Augenbrauen und Haaransatz”.
What does Stirn mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineforehead, brow (often used as an indicator of emotion)
"Geht es gut?", fragte sie mit gefurchter Stirn.
- 2
femininefrons
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Teil des Gesichts zwischen Augenbrauen und Haaransatz 2. eine Vorderansicht (Frontseite, Vorderseite) eines Bauwerks, einer Maschine oder einer Vorrichtung
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 Stirn
- Stirnen plural
- Stirne alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stirn?
- /ʃtɪʁn/
- [ʃtɪʁn]
- [ʃtɪɐ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stirn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stirn in German?
Stirn appears 11 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).