hereinlegen
German, verb/hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌleːɡən/
hereinlegen is spelled H-E-R-E-I-N-L-E-G-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 271,406th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hereinlegen is a German verb meaning “to lay down inside; to put” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Person täuschen (beispielsweise durch einen Trick) und damit schädigen”.
What does hereinlegen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to lay down inside; to put
- 2
colloquialto trick; to pull someone's leg
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Person täuschen (beispielsweise durch einen Trick) und damit schädigen 2. einen Gegenstand in etwas (beispielsweise in eine Schublade / ein Postfach / einen Koffer) legen
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 hereinlegen
- legt herein present singular third-person
- legte herein past
- hereingelegt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- hereinlegend participle present
- hereinzulegen infinitive infinitive-zu
- lege herein first-person indicative present
- legen herein first-person indicative plural
- legst herein indicative present second-person
- legest herein second-person singular subjunctive
- leget herein plural second-person subjunctive
- legten herein first-person indicative plural
- legtest herein indicative preterite second-person
- legtet herein indicative plural preterite
- leg herein! imperative singular
- lege herein! imperative singular
- legt herein! imperative plural
- hereingelegt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hereinlegen?
- /hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌleːɡən/
- [hɛˈʁaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hereinlegen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hereinlegen in German?
hereinlegen appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).