Polyglot Dictionary

Stoffwechsel

/ˈʃtɔfˌvɛksl̩/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. metabolism

    Built from Stoff (substance) + Wechsel (change).

    • Sport regt den Stoffwechsel an.

      Exercise boosts the metabolism.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Stoff substance
  • Wechsel change

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

métabolisme

métabolisme is the French word for the same thing — both mean "metabolism."

Portuguese

metabolismo

metabolismo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "metabolism."

Practice

1 What does Stoffwechsel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sport regt den ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Stoffwechsel?

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