stehen zu

[ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː]

/[ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː]/ verb

The verdict

“stehen zu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-stehen-zu · stehen zu · German

stehen zu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for stehen zu
PropertyValue
Headwordstehen zu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stehen zu“ im Deutschen

stehen zusitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stehen zu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

stehen zu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is stehen zu, spelled S-T-E-H-E-N- -Z-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stehen zu"?
"stehen zu" is spelled S-T-E-H-E-N- -Z-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː].
What does "stehen zu" mean?
As a verb, "stehen zu" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen
How do you pronounce "stehen zu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stehen zu" is [ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stehen zu" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list