freipressen
German, verb[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌpʁɛsn̩]
freipressen is spelled F-R-E-I-P-R-E-S-S-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written German, the 434,655th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freipressen is a German verb meaning “to force someone's release” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Freilassung von Inhaftierten erpressen”.
What does freipressen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to force someone's release
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. die Freilassung von Inhaftierten erpressen
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 freipressen
- presst frei present singular third-person
- presste frei past
- freigepresst participle past
- haben auxiliary
- freipressend participle present
- freizupressen infinitive infinitive-zu
- presse frei first-person indicative present
- pressen frei first-person indicative plural
- pressest frei second-person singular subjunctive
- presset frei plural second-person subjunctive
- pressten frei first-person indicative plural
- presstest frei indicative preterite second-person
- presstet frei indicative plural preterite
- press frei! imperative singular
- presse frei! imperative singular
- presst frei! imperative plural
- freigepresst haben active infinitive perfect
- freigepresst werden processual-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce freipressen?
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌpʁɛsn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is freipressen in German?
freipressen appears about once in every 51 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).