stehenbleiben
German, verb[ˈʃteːənˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
stehenbleiben is spelled S-T-E-H-E-N-B-L-E-I-B-E-N (13 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stehenbleiben is a German verb meaning “to stop moving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zum Stillstand kommen”.
What does stehenbleiben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to stop moving
- 2
to be left as-is
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. zum Stillstand kommen 2. im Stillstand verharren 3. im ursprünglichen Zustand erhalten bleiben 4. (in einer vertikalen Position) zurückgelassen werden
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 stehenbleiben
- bleibt stehen present singular third-person
- blieb stehen past
- stehengeblieben participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 1 strong
- stehenbleibend participle present
- stehenzubleiben infinitive infinitive-zu
- bleibe stehen first-person indicative present
- bleiben stehen first-person indicative plural
- bleibst stehen indicative present second-person
- bleibest stehen second-person singular subjunctive
- bleibet stehen plural second-person subjunctive
- blieben stehen first-person indicative plural
- bliebe stehen first-person singular subjunctive
- bliebst stehen indicative preterite second-person
- bliebt stehen indicative plural preterite
- bliebest stehen second-person singular subjunctive
- bliebet stehen plural second-person subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce stehenbleiben?
- [ˈʃteːənˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is stehenbleiben in German?
stehenbleiben appears 1.0 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).