zustellen
German, verb[ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛlən]
zustellen is spelled Z-U-S-T-E-L-L-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zustellen is a German verb meaning “to block (fill up an opening, window, door etc. with items, making it impossible to pass)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas mit Gegenständen versperren, verbarrikadieren”.
What does zustellen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to block (fill up an opening, window, door etc. with items, making it impossible to pass)
- 2
to deliver (a letter, parcel etc.); to deliver by post, to mail; to serve (a notice)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas mit Gegenständen versperren, verbarrikadieren 2. eine postalische Sendung überbringen 3. etwas zum Kochen auf der Herdplatte platzieren
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 zustellen
- stellt zu present singular third-person
- stellte zu past
- zugestellt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- zustellend participle present
- zuzustellen infinitive infinitive-zu
- stelle zu first-person indicative present
- stellen zu first-person indicative plural
- stellst zu indicative present second-person
- stellest zu second-person singular subjunctive
- stellet zu plural second-person subjunctive
- stellten zu first-person indicative plural
- stelltest zu indicative preterite second-person
- stelltet zu indicative plural preterite
- stell zu! imperative singular
- stelle zu! imperative singular
- stellt zu! imperative plural
- zugestellt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zustellen?
- [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zustellen in German?
zustellen 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).