zusprechen
German, verb/ˈt͡suːˌʃpʁɛçn̩/
zusprechen is spelled Z-U-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zusprechen is a German verb meaning “to grant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “offiziell entscheiden, dass jemand etwas bekommen soll”.
What does zusprechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to grant
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- 2
to comfort
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. offiziell entscheiden, dass jemand etwas bekommen soll 2. versuchen, durch Reden jemandem ein Gefühl zu vermitteln, ihm zu helfen 3. ein Genussmittel schätzen
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 zusprechen
- spricht zu present singular third-person
- sprach zu past
- zugesprochen participle past
- spräche zu past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 4 strong
- zusprechend participle present
- zuzusprechen infinitive infinitive-zu
- spreche zu first-person indicative present
- sprechen zu first-person indicative plural
- sprichst zu indicative present second-person
- sprecht zu indicative plural present
- sprechest zu second-person singular subjunctive
- sprechet zu plural second-person subjunctive
- sprachen zu first-person indicative plural
- sprächen zu first-person formal plural
- sprachst zu indicative preterite second-person
- spracht zu indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zusprechen?
- /ˈt͡suːˌʃpʁɛçn̩/
- [ˈt͡suːˌʃpʁɛçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zusprechen in German?
zusprechen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).