reinwürgen
[ˈʁaɪ̯nˌvʏʁɡn̩]
The verdict
“reinwürgen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sichtlich ohne Genuss essen; etwas essen, obwohl man keinen Appetit darauf verspürt; gegen Widerstand an einen Platz bringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-reinwurgen · reinwürgen · German
reinwürgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reinwürgen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌvʏʁɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „reinwürgen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
reinwürgen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌvʏʁɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for reinwürgen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is reinwürgen, spelled R-E-I-N-W-Ü-R-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sichtlich ohne Genuss essen; etwas essen, obwohl man keinen Appetit darauf verspürt; gegen Widerstand an einen Platz bringen
- 2jemanden (mittels der eigenen Autorität, zum Beispiel als Vorgesetzter) mit einer ungeliebten Aufgabe betrauen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reinwürgen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Weil sie solchen Hunger hatte, würgte sie sich trotz allem die unansehnliche Pampe rein.
Würgte ich mir noch eine dritte Currywurst rein, könntest du mich für heute Abend vergessen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.