reinlegen

[ˈʁaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“reinlegen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,465 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,465
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem einen Streich spielen, jemanden betrügen

Corpus desk

Index DE-reinlegen · reinlegen · German

reinlegen · rank #56,465 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,465
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH regnerischen

Nearest frequency peer: regnerischen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „reinlegen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „reinlegen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reinlegen
PropertyValue
Headwordreinlegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,465
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „reinlegen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.reinlegenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „regnerischen“ (#56,464), „Reiterei“ (#56,466), „Redefreiheit“ (#56,463). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reinlegen“ bei #56,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reinlegen is uncommon German at frequency #56,465 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

reinlegen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is reinlegen, spelled R-E-I-N-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem einen Streich spielen, jemanden betrügen
  2. 2
    hereinlegen/hineinlegen, eine Sache in etwas legen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reinlegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ätschi-bätsch! Jetzt habe ich dich aber reingelegt! Das war gar nicht dein Chef, der da angerufen hat!
  2. Da hast du dich reinlegen lassen, der Wagen ist das doch gar nicht mehr wert, so rostig, wie der ist.

Antonyms

aufklärenrausnehmen

This word in other languages

prank(English)embaucar(Español)insérer(Français)enganar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reinlegen"?
"reinlegen" is spelled R-E-I-N-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩].
What does "reinlegen" mean?
As a verb, "reinlegen" means: jemandem einen Streich spielen, jemanden betrügen
How do you pronounce "reinlegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reinlegen" is [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reinlegen" come from?
"reinlegen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reinlegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list