stringent
German, adjective/ʃtʁɪŋˈɡɛnt/
stringent is spelled S-T-R-I-N-G-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 85,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stringent is a German adjective meaning “stringent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “streng an Regeln haltend, ohne Abweichung genau nach Plan”.
What does stringent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stringent
- 2
coherent (of an argument)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. streng an Regeln haltend, ohne Abweichung genau nach Plan 2. schlüssig, nachvollziehbar, durchgehend, lückenlos, zwingend (bei Argumenten)
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 stringent
- stringenter masculine nominative singular
- am stringentesten superlative
- stringente positive nominative strong
- stringentes positive nominative strong
- stringenten positive genitive strong
- stringentem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce stringent?
- /ʃtʁɪŋˈɡɛnt/
- /stʁɪŋˈɡɛnt/
- [ʃtʁɪŋˈɡɛnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to stringent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is stringent in German?
stringent appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).