verstopfen
German, verb
verstopfen is spelled V-E-R-S-T-O-P-F-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verstopfen is a German verb meaning “to plug; to clog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Verstopfen is a different word: “gerund of verstopfen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Hineinstopfen von etwas verschließen”.
What does verstopfen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to plug; to clog
Er verstopft das Rohr mit einem Lappen.
- 2
to become clogged; to clog up
Das Rohr verstopft.
- 3
to become clogged; to clog up
Seit der Renovierung hat sich das Rohr verstopft.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of verstopfen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch Hineinstopfen von etwas verschließen 2. durch Verunreinigung oder Fremdkörper den Fluss behindern
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 verstopfen
- verstopft present singular third-person
- verstopfte past
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- haben or sein auxiliary
- verstopfend participle present
- verstopfe first-person indicative present
- verstopfst indicative present second-person
- verstopfest second-person singular subjunctive
- verstopfet plural second-person subjunctive
- verstopften first-person indicative plural
- verstopftest indicative preterite second-person
- verstopftet indicative plural preterite
- verstopf imperative second-person singular
- verstopf! imperative singular
- verstopfe! imperative singular
- verstopft! imperative plural
- verstopft haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to verstopfen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verstopfen in German?
verstopfen appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).