Stube
German, noun/ˈʃtuːbə/
Stube is spelled S-T-U-B-E (5 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written German, the 20,880th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stube is a German feminine noun meaning “living room” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “beheizbarer Wohnraum oder beheizbares Zimmer”.
What does Stube mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineliving room
- 2
feminineroom (a room used for a special purpose; the term is often found in compounds with a somewhat old-fashioned character)
- 3
feminineparlour (a room used chiefly for representation purposes; often called a gute Stube or the like)
- 4
femininethe heated part of a traditional farmhouse (as opposed to stables, kitchen, etc.)
- 5
femininebedroom in a barracks
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. beheizbarer Wohnraum oder beheizbares Zimmer 2. Wohn- und Schlafraum in einer Kaserne oder im Internat
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 Stube
- Stuben plural
- Stübchen diminutive neuter
- Stüblein diminutive neuter
- Stüberl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stube?
- /ˈʃtuːbə/
- [ˈʃtuːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stube
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stube in German?
Stube appears 2.5 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).