reinstecken
German, verb/ˈʁaɪ̯nˌʃtɛkən/
reinstecken is spelled R-E-I-N-S-T-E-C-K-E-N (11 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 35,692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reinstecken is a German verb meaning “to insert, stick in, stick into” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in das Innere von etwas bringen, drücken”.
What does reinstecken mean in English?
verb
- 1
to insert, stick in, stick into
den Kopf zur Tür reinstecken.
- 2
to tuck in
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. in das Innere von etwas bringen, drücken 2. einen bestimmten Aufwand treiben, um etwas zu erreichen
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 reinstecken
- steckt rein present singular third-person
- steckte rein past
- reingesteckt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- reinsteckend participle present
- reinzustecken infinitive infinitive-zu
- stecke rein first-person indicative present
- stecken rein first-person indicative plural
- steckst rein indicative present second-person
- steckest rein second-person singular subjunctive
- stecket rein plural second-person subjunctive
- steckten rein first-person indicative plural
- stecktest rein indicative preterite second-person
- stecktet rein indicative plural preterite
- steck rein! imperative singular
- stecke rein! imperative singular
- steckt rein! imperative plural
- reingesteckt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reinstecken?
- /ˈʁaɪ̯nˌʃtɛkən/
- /ˈʁaɪ̯nˌʃtɛkn̩/
- [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌʃtɛkn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is reinstecken in German?
reinstecken appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).