Pressing
German, noun/ˈpʁɛsɪŋ/
Pressing is spelled P-R-E-S-S-I-N-G (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pressing is a German neuter noun meaning “pressing (football tactic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Taktik, bei der die gegnerische Mannschaft permanent unter Druck gesetzt wird, indem zum Beispiel der…”.
What does Pressing mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpressing (football tactic)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Taktik, bei der die gegnerische Mannschaft permanent unter Druck gesetzt wird, indem zum Beispiel der ballführende Spieler sofort angegriffen wird, sodass der Gegner keine Gelegenheit hat, einen Angriff vorzutragen
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 Pressing
- Pressings genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pressing?
- /ˈpʁɛsɪŋ/
- [ˈprɛsɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pressing in German?
Pressing appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).