Einstiegsdroge
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯nʃtiːksˌdʁoːɡə/
Einstiegsdroge is spelled E-I-N-S-T-I-E-G-S-D-R-O-G-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einstiegsdroge is a German feminine noun meaning “gateway drug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Droge, deren Konsum mit erhöhter Wahrscheinlichkeit dazu verleitet, härtere Drogen zu nehmen”.
What does Einstiegsdroge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegateway drug
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Droge, deren Konsum mit erhöhter Wahrscheinlichkeit dazu verleitet, härtere Drogen zu nehmen
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 Einstiegsdroge
- Einstiegsdrogen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einstiegsdroge?
- /ˈaɪ̯nʃtiːksˌdʁoːɡə/
- [ˈaɪ̯nʃtiːksˌdʁoːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Einstiegsdroge in German?
Einstiegsdroge appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).