Story
German, noun/ˈstɔʁi/
Story is spelled S-T-O-R-Y (5 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written German, the 2,499th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Story is a German feminine noun meaning “plot (of a novel, film, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Handlung ausmachende (zumeist knapp umrissene) Geschichte einer literarischen, filmischen, theatralischen…”.
What does Story mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfeminineplot (of a novel, film, etc.)
Die zahlreichen Rückblenden machen es schwer, der Story zu folgen.
- 2
colloquialfemininesensational story, cover story (account of sensational character and/or unknown credibility)
Hast du schon die Story über das „CIA-Drehkreuz Deutschland“ gelesen?
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Handlung ausmachende (zumeist knapp umrissene) Geschichte einer literarischen, filmischen, theatralischen oder ähnlichen Erzählung 2. ungewöhnliche, zuweilen abenteuerliche beziehungsweise wenig glaubhafte Geschichte, die sich ereignet haben soll 3. sachliche Wiedergabe wichtiger (gegenwartsnaher) Ereignisse, Entwicklungen oder dergleichen 4. schulischer Aufsatz
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 Story
- Storys plural
- Storie alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Story?
- /ˈstɔʁi/
- /ˈstɔɹi/
- [ˈstɔːʁɪ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Story in German?
Story appears 33 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).