straff
German, adjective/ʃtʁaf/
straff is spelled S-T-R-A-F-F (6 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Straff is a German adjective meaning “tight, firm, of an object that could also be slack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht durchhängend”.
What does straff mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tight, firm, of an object that could also be slack
ein straffes Programm
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht durchhängend 2. nicht schlaff, nicht locker 3. sehr gut organisiert; keinen Raum für Nachlässigkeiten lassend, nichts Überflüssiges
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 straff
- straffer masculine nominative singular
- am straffsten superlative
- straffe feminine nominative singular
- straffes neuter nominative singular
- straffen genitive masculine singular
- straffem dative masculine singular
- der straffe definite includes-article masculine
- die straffe definite feminine includes-article
- das straffe definite includes-article neuter
- die straffen definite includes-article nominative
- des straffen definite genitive includes-article
- der straffen definite feminine genitive
- dem straffen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce straff?
- /ʃtʁaf/
- [ʃtʁaf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to straff
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is straff in German?
straff appears 1.5 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).