zufassen
German, verb/t͡suːˈfasn̩/
zufassen is spelled Z-U-F-A-S-S-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 238,212th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zufassen is a German verb meaning “to make a grab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(mit den Händen) zugreifen”.
What does zufassen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to make a grab
- 2
to grab at something
- 3
to seize the opportunity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (mit den Händen) zugreifen 2. (mit anderen zusammen) körperliche Arbeit leisten
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 zufassen
- fasst zu present singular third-person
- fässt zu nonstandard present singular
- fasste zu past
- zugefasst participle past
- haben auxiliary
- zufassend participle present
- zuzufassen infinitive infinitive-zu
- fasse zu first-person indicative present
- fassen zu first-person indicative plural
- fassest zu second-person singular subjunctive
- fasset zu plural second-person subjunctive
- fassten zu first-person indicative plural
- fasstest zu indicative preterite second-person
- fasstet zu indicative plural preterite
- fass zu! imperative singular
- fasse zu! imperative singular
- fasst zu! imperative plural
- zugefasst haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zufassen?
- /t͡suːˈfasn̩/
- /t͡suːˈfasən/
- [ˈt͡suːˌfasn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zufassen in German?
zufassen appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).