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Stuka

German, noun/ˈʃtuːka/

Stuka is spelled S-T-U-K-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stuka is a German feminine noun meaning “abbreviation of Sturzkampfbomber or Sturzkampfflugzeug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sturzkampfbomber, Sturzkampfflugzeug”.

What does Stuka mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineabbreviation of Sturzkampfbomber or Sturzkampfflugzeug

  2. 2

    femininemasculinea Ju-87 Stuka

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Sturzkampfbomber, Sturzkampfflugzeug 2. Ju 87

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 Stuka

  • Stukas genitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Stuka?

  • /ˈʃtuːka/
  • [ˈʃtuːka]
  • [ˈʃtʊka]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Stuka in German?

Stuka appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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