German word

stapeln

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʃtaːpl̩n/

Meaning

  • verbstack

Example

Er stapelt die Kartons im Lager.

He stacks the cartons in the warehouse.

Illustration for stapeln (stack)

More examples

Nach der Inventur stapeln sich neue Probleme.

After the inventory, new problems stack up.

Core concept

Books, crates, or plates become a taller pile through repeated placement one on top of another.

Common phrases

  • Fehler stapeln sich

    Mistakes pile up

  • Probleme stapeln sich

    Problems pile up

  • Material stapeln

    stack material

Similar words

schichten: To layer items carefully so they form successive levels.
türmen: To heap items into a tall, tower-shaped pile.
anhäufen: To accumulate items in a growing pile.

Definition in German

Gegenstände ordentlich aufeinanderlegen, sodass ein Stapel entsteht.

Word origin

German stapeln derives from Stapel by turning the noun for a stack into a verb meaning to make or arrange a stack.

Usage tips

  • Stapeln is not separable, so its prefix pattern differs from that of aufstapeln, whose prefix separates in a main clause.

Opposites

Related words

  • Stapelstacknoun
  • gestapeltstackedadjective

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