Striezel
German, noun/ˈʃtʁiːt͡sl̩/
Striezel is spelled S-T-R-I-E-Z-E-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 254,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Striezel is a German masculine noun meaning “a sweet braided yeast bun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein längliches, oft auch geflochtenes Hefegebäck”.
What does Striezel mean in English?
noun
- 1
Austriamasculinea sweet braided yeast bun
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein längliches, oft auch geflochtenes Hefegebäck 2. frecher Bursche, Lausbub
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 Striezel
- Striezels genitive
- Striezeln dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Striezel?
- /ˈʃtʁiːt͡sl̩/
- [ˈʃtʁiːt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Striezel in German?
Striezel appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).