andrehen
German, verb
andrehen is spelled A-N-D-R-E-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Andrehen is a German verb meaning “to switch on, turn on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Andrehen is a different word: “gerund of andrehen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Drehen eines Schalters/Knopfs in Betrieb setzen”.
What does andrehen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to switch on, turn on
- 2
colloquialto persuade (someone) to buy (something); to flog, foist, palm off
- 3
to start filming (a movie)
- 4
to screw on
noun
- 1
neutergerund of andrehen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch Drehen eines Schalters/Knopfs in Betrieb setzen 2. (allgemein) in Betrieb setzen, einschalten 3. durch Drehen befestigen 4. jemanden überreden, etwas zu kaufen
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 andrehen
- dreht an present singular third-person
- drehte an past
- angedreht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- andrehend participle present
- anzudrehen infinitive infinitive-zu
- drehe an first-person indicative present
- drehen an first-person indicative plural
- drehst an indicative present second-person
- drehest an second-person singular subjunctive
- drehet an plural second-person subjunctive
- drehten an first-person indicative plural
- drehtest an indicative preterite second-person
- drehtet an indicative plural preterite
- dreh an! imperative singular
- drehe an! imperative singular
- dreht an! imperative plural
- angedreht haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is andrehen in German?
andrehen 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).