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A floor or story in a building that is located above or below the ground floor.
Unsere Wohnung liegt im vierten Stockwerk, zum Glück gibt es einen Aufzug.
Our apartment is on the fourth floor; luckily, there is an elevator.
The word is made up of 'Stock' and 'Werk'. Here, 'Stock' is an old word for a level or floor, and 'Werk' refers to the building construction.
Das Gebäude hat insgesamt acht Stockwerke.
The building has eight floors in total.
Pay attention to the case: 'im Stockwerk' (on the floor) with the dative describes a place, while 'ins Stockwerk' (to/into the floor) with the accusative expresses movement or direction.
Das Büro befindet sich im dritten Stockwerk.
The office is located on the third floor.
Especially in Austria, people often simply use 'der Stock' instead of 'das Stockwerk' to refer to a floor.
Ich wohne im zweiten Stock.
I live on the second floor.
plain / level
Both words can refer to a particular height in a building. Stockwerk is a structurally defined floor, while Ebene can also mean a numbered or functional level. Use Stockwerk for a complete floor of a building and Ebene when the spatial division is broader.
Das Büro liegt im zweiten Stockwerk des Gebäudes.
The office is on the building's second floor.
Die Technik befindet sich auf einer eigenen Ebene unter dem Dach.
The technical equipment is on a separate level beneath the roof.
