Stoff
German, noun/ʃtɔf/
Stoff is spelled S-T-O-F-F (5 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written German, the 2,891st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stoff is a German masculine noun meaning “stuff, matter, substance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Material, die Materie”.
What does Stoff mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestuff, matter, substance
- 2
masculinethe contents of a learning programme
Es gibt dieses Semester viel Stoff durchzunehmen.
- 3
masculinesubstance
- 4
masculinecloth, fabric, material
- 5
masculineslangdope (narcotic drugs)
- 6
masculineslangjuice, performance-enhancing substances
auf Stoff
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Material, die Materie 2. eine Textilie 3. das, was zu erlernen, zu erarbeiten ist 4. literarisch, theatralisch, filmisch aufbereitbares Material
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 Stoff
- Stoffes genitive
- Stoffs genitive
- Stoffe plural
- Stoffen dative definite plural
- Stöffsche diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stoff?
- /ʃtɔf/
- [ʃtɔf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stoff
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stoff in German?
Stoff appears 28 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).