Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #1500
Word (Wort)

die Stirn

Translation (Übersetzung) forehead
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ʃtɪʁn]
A2
Nouns
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
noun body face
Feminine noun. Often used in idioms like 'die Stirn bieten' (to defy).

Stirn - German Nouns - Stirn Meaning - Stirn Translation - Stirn Nouns Examples

Stirn is a German Nouns

Learn Stirn meaning, translation, pronunciation, and usage examples. Stirn is classified as a Noun in German grammar.

Stirn Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Sie hat eine hohe Stirn.
She has a high forehead.
Describing appearance.
Er runzelte die Stirn.
He frowned.
Expression of displeasure.

Stirn — common mistakes (English)

Learner-focused corrections for Stirn — typical errors vs. correct German, with short explanations.

  • Using 'der Stirn' as masculine
    die Stirn
    Stirn is feminine.
  • Plural 'Stirnen' used incorrectly
    die Stirnen
    Plural is 'Stirnen'.

Stirn Word Family - Stirn Related Words - Stirn Family Members

Stirn Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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Compound (Zusammensetzung)
Stirnband
Meaning: headband
Example: Sie trug ein rotes Stirnband.
Noun
Derivative (Ableitung)
stirnig
Meaning: forehead-related
Example: Das ist eine stirnige Gegend.
Adjective

Stirn Usage - Stirn Collocations - Stirn Idioms - Stirn Synonyms - Stirn Antonyms

Stirn Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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Stirn Collocations (Kollokationen)

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die Stirn runzeln
to frown
High frequency
sich die Stirn reiben
to rub one's forehead
Medium frequency
kalte Stirn
cold forehead
Low frequency

Stirn Idioms (Redewendungen)

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die Stirn bieten
to defy
To resist or oppose someone or something.
etwas an der Stirn ablesen
to read something from someone's forehead
To deduce something from someone's expression.

Stirn Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Stirnpartie
Meaning: forehead area
Medium similarity

Stirn Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Hinterkopf
Meaning: back of the head

Stirn Semantically Related Words - Stirn Contextually Related Words - Stirn Thematically Related Words

Stirn Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

Stirn semantically related words - words that are conceptually or thematically related to Stirn. Explore Stirn related vocabulary and discover words in the same semantic field. Learn Stirn contextually related words to expand your German vocabulary.

Gesicht Kopf Schädel

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