stehen zu
[ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː]
The verdict
“stehen zu” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stehen zu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stehen zu” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for stehen zu is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zustehen
- 43. 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.
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Using “stehen zu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-H-E-N- -Z-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌʃteːən ˈt͡suː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.