loslassen
German, verb/ˈloːsˌlasən/
loslassen is spelled L-O-S-L-A-S-S-E-N (9 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written German, the 13,799th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Loslassen is a German verb meaning “to let loose, let go (physically or emotionally)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “den Griff um etwas lösen, etwas nicht mehr festhalten”.
What does loslassen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to let loose, let go (physically or emotionally)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. den Griff um etwas lösen, etwas nicht mehr festhalten 2. jemanden oder etwas nicht mehr zurückhalten 3. von etwas nicht mehr seelisch beeinträchtigt werden 4. eine enge Bindung lockern
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 loslassen
- lässt los present singular third-person
- ließ los past
- losgelassen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- loslassend participle present
- loszulassen infinitive infinitive-zu
- lasse los first-person indicative present
- lassen los first-person indicative plural
- lasst los indicative plural present
- lassest los second-person singular subjunctive
- lasset los plural second-person subjunctive
- ließen los first-person indicative plural
- ließe los first-person singular subjunctive
- ließest los indicative preterite second-person
- ließt los indicative preterite second-person
- ließet los plural second-person subjunctive
- lass los! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce loslassen?
- /ˈloːsˌlasən/
- [ˈloːsˌlasn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to loslassen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is loslassen in German?
loslassen appears 4.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).