Versteifung
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯fʊŋ/
Versteifung is spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-I-F-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Versteifung is a German feminine noun meaning “stiffening, strengthening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “hilfreiches Etwas, das dazu dient, etwas zu versteifen”.
What does Versteifung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestiffening, strengthening
Unter Erektion versteht man die Versteifung des männlichen Gliedes.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. hilfreiches Etwas, das dazu dient, etwas zu versteifen 2. der Vorgang des Versteifens
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 Versteifung
- Versteifungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Versteifung?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯fʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯fʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Versteifung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Versteifung in German?
Versteifung appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).