einschleppen
German, verb[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlɛpn̩]
einschleppen is spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einschleppen is a German verb meaning “to tow in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Wasserfahrzeug in einen Hafen/eine Werft schleppen”.
What does einschleppen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to tow in
- 2
to unknowingly introduce (something undesirable)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein Wasserfahrzeug in einen Hafen/eine Werft schleppen 2. etwas Unerwünschtes ungewollt irgendwo einführen
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 einschleppen
- schleppt ein present singular third-person
- schleppte ein past
- eingeschleppt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- einschleppend participle present
- einzuschleppen infinitive infinitive-zu
- schleppe ein first-person indicative present
- schleppen ein first-person indicative plural
- schleppst ein indicative present second-person
- schleppest ein second-person singular subjunctive
- schleppet ein plural second-person subjunctive
- schleppten ein first-person indicative plural
- schlepptest ein indicative preterite second-person
- schlepptet ein indicative plural preterite
- schleppe ein! imperative singular
- schleppt ein! imperative plural
- eingeschleppt haben active infinitive perfect
- eingeschleppt werden processual-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce einschleppen?
- [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlɛpn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is einschleppen in German?
einschleppen appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).