Streichholz
German, noun/ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çˌhɔlt͡s/
Streichholz is spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H-H-O-L-Z (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Streichholz is a German neuter noun meaning “match (device to make fire), matchstick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stäbchen aus Holz, an dessen Kopf sich ein Material befindet, das sich – sobald man es über angeraute Pappe…”.
What does Streichholz mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermatch (device to make fire), matchstick
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stäbchen aus Holz, an dessen Kopf sich ein Material befindet, das sich – sobald man es über angeraute Pappe streicht – leicht entzündet
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 Streichholz
- Streichholzes genitive
- Streichhölzer plural
- Streichhölzchen diminutive neuter
- Streichhölzlein diminutive neuter
- Streichholze dative singular
- Streichhölzern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Streichholz?
- /ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çˌhɔlt͡s/
- [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çˌhɔlt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Streichholz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Streichholz in German?
Streichholz appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).