String
German, noun/ˈstʁɪŋ/
String is spelled S-T-R-I-N-G (6 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). String is a German masculine noun meaning “G-string, thong (scanty piece of underwear or lingerie)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr knappe Slip-/ Höschenform; Stringtanga”.
What does String mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineG-string, thong (scanty piece of underwear or lingerie)
- 2
masculinestring (sequence of text characters)
- 3
masculinestring (central object in string theory)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sehr knappe Slip-/ Höschenform; Stringtanga 2. eine Folge von Zeichen (aus einen Zeichensatz); Zeichenkette 3. fundamentales Objekt in der Stringtheorie, welches als eindimensional angenommen wird
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 String
- Strings genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce String?
- /ˈstʁɪŋ/
- [stʁɪŋ]
- [strɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to String
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is String in German?
String appears 3.1 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).