Verstopfung
German, noun/fɛʁˈʃtɔpfʊŋ/
Verstopfung is spelled V-E-R-S-T-O-P-F-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verstopfung is a German feminine noun meaning “constipation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch verhärteten Kot erschwerte Stuhlentleerung”.
What does Verstopfung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconstipation
- 2
feminineblock, blockage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch verhärteten Kot erschwerte Stuhlentleerung 2. durch ein Hindernis gestörter Durchfluss bei Rohren, Sieben und dergleichen, oder auch bei Straßen oder Blutgefäßen
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 Verstopfung
- Verstopfungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verstopfung?
- /fɛʁˈʃtɔpfʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɔp͡fʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verstopfung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verstopfung in German?
Verstopfung appears 1.5 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).