Stollen
German, noun/ˈʃtɔlən/
Stollen is spelled S-T-O-L-L-E-N (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stollen is a German masculine noun meaning “gallery; tunnel (long cavity in rock, usually man-made, but sometimes natural)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unterirdischer, waagerechter Gang”.
What does Stollen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegallery; tunnel (long cavity in rock, usually man-made, but sometimes natural)
- 2
masculinestud; cleat (protrusion on a shoe, especially a football shoe)
- 3
masculinestollen (kind of cake)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unterirdischer, waagerechter Gang 2. traditionell in der Weihnachtszeit gebackener länglicher, brotförmiger Weihnachtskuchen aus Hefeteig, Rosinen, Mandeln sowie Zitronat und verschiedenen Gewürzen 3. Zapfen im Hufeisen 4. Zapfen, der ein Ausrutschen verhindern soll
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 Stollen
- Stollens genitive
- Stolln alternative
- Stolle alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stollen?
- /ˈʃtɔlən/
- [ˈʃtɔlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stollen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stollen in German?
Stollen appears 3.2 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).