Stufe
German, noun/ˈʃtuː.fə/
Stufe is spelled S-T-U-F-E (5 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written German, the 2,961st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stufe is a German feminine noun meaning “step, tread (of a stair or ladder)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist einzelner Teil einer Treppe, der zum Höher- oder Tiefersteigen dient, Trittfläche”.
What does Stufe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestep, tread (of a stair or ladder)
- 2
femininedegree, stage, level, rank, phase
- 3
feminineclipping of Jahrgangsstufe: year (all pupils of a year or grade, regardless of forms)
- 4
femininean aggregation of standalone and well-crystallized mineral
- 5
feminineage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist einzelner Teil einer Treppe, der zum Höher- oder Tiefersteigen dient, Trittfläche 2. einzelner Abschnitt einer Erscheinung, Entwicklung, Skala oder eines Systems
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 Stufe
- Stufen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stufe?
- /ˈʃtuː.fə/
- [ˈʃtuːfə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Stufe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Stufe in German?
Stufe appears 28 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).