einstreuen
German, verb[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁɔɪ̯ən]
einstreuen is spelled E-I-N-S-T-R-E-U-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einstreuen is a German verb meaning “to intersperse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(loses Material) locker (auf dem Boden) verteilen; etwas vollständig mit lockerem Material bedecken”.
What does einstreuen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to intersperse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (loses Material) locker (auf dem Boden) verteilen; etwas vollständig mit lockerem Material bedecken 2. als Bemerkung/Information zusätzlich oder nebenbei erwähnen
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 einstreuen
- streut ein present singular third-person
- streute ein past
- eingestreut participle past
- haben auxiliary
- einstreuend participle present
- einzustreuen infinitive infinitive-zu
- streue ein first-person indicative present
- streuen ein first-person indicative plural
- streust ein indicative present second-person
- streuest ein second-person singular subjunctive
- streuet ein plural second-person subjunctive
- streuten ein first-person indicative plural
- streutest ein indicative preterite second-person
- streutet ein indicative plural preterite
- streu ein! imperative singular
- streue ein! imperative singular
- streut ein! imperative plural
- eingestreut haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce einstreuen?
- [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁɔɪ̯ən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to einstreuen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is einstreuen in German?
einstreuen appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).