Stövchen
German, noun/ˈʃtøːfçən/
Stövchen is spelled S-T-Ö-V-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 228,970th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stövchen is a German neuter noun meaning “teapot warmer (device to warm a teapot, usually by means of a tealight)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Untersatz mit einem Teelicht, auf dem man eine Kanne warmhalten kann”.
What does Stövchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterteapot warmer (device to warm a teapot, usually by means of a tealight)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Untersatz mit einem Teelicht, auf dem man eine Kanne warmhalten kann
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 Stövchen
- Stövchens genitive
- Stovchen variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stövchen?
- /ˈʃtøːfçən/
- [ˈʃtøːfçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Stövchen in German?
Stövchen appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).