standhalten
German, verb[ˈʃtantˌhaltn̩]
standhalten is spelled S-T-A-N-D-H-A-L-T-E-N (11 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,930th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Standhalten is a German verb meaning “to stand, withstand, defy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Belastung unbeschadet überstehen, einem physischen oder psychischen Druck ausreichend Widerstand…”.
What does standhalten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to stand, withstand, defy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Belastung unbeschadet überstehen, einem physischen oder psychischen Druck ausreichend Widerstand entgegensetzen
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 standhalten
- hält stand present singular third-person
- hielt stand past
- standgehalten participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- standhaltend participle present
- standzuhalten infinitive infinitive-zu
- halte stand first-person indicative present
- halten stand first-person indicative plural
- hältst stand indicative present second-person
- haltet stand indicative plural present
- haltest stand second-person singular subjunctive
- hielten stand first-person indicative plural
- hielte stand first-person singular subjunctive
- hieltest stand indicative preterite second-person
- hieltst stand indicative preterite second-person
- hieltet stand indicative plural preterite
- halt stand! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce standhalten?
- [ˈʃtantˌhaltn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is standhalten in German?
standhalten appears 2.3 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).