Türpfosten
German, noun/ˈtyːɐ̯ˌp͡fɔstn̩/
Türpfosten is spelled T-Ü-R-P-F-O-S-T-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 174,963rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Türpfosten is a German masculine noun meaning “doorjamb, doorpost” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “linker oder rechter senkrechter Teil des Türrahmens”.
What does Türpfosten mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedoorjamb, doorpost
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. linker oder rechter senkrechter Teil des Türrahmens
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 Türpfosten
- Türpfostens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Türpfosten?
- /ˈtyːɐ̯ˌp͡fɔstn̩/
- [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌp͡fɔstn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Türpfosten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Türpfosten in German?
Türpfosten appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).