reinziehen
German, verb/ˈʁaɪ̯nˌt͡siːən/
reinziehen is spelled R-E-I-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reinziehen is a German verb meaning “alternative form of hineinziehen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gekürzte Form von hereinziehen, hineinziehen”.
What does reinziehen mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalalternative form of hineinziehen
- 2
informalalternative form of hereinziehen
- 3
colloquialto consume, to inhale, to down (drugs, food, drinks, especially when done carelessly or greedily)
- 4
colloquialto consume, to watch, to read (a piece of media, especially when done with determination or fascination)
Ich habe mir gestern gleich die ganze Staffel reingezogen.
- 5
colloquialto check out, to peep, to take a look at
Zieh dir mal das Video hier rein!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. gekürzte Form von hereinziehen, hineinziehen 2. (sich etwas reinziehen) auf irgendeine Weise sinnlich erfahren bzw. ausprobieren (z.B. schmecken, fühlen) 3. betrachten; angucken; anschauen 4. anhören
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 reinziehen
- zieht rein present singular third-person
- zog rein past
- reingezogen participle past
- zöge rein past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 2 strong
- reinziehend participle present
- reinzuziehen infinitive infinitive-zu
- ziehe rein first-person indicative present
- ziehen rein first-person indicative plural
- ziehst rein indicative present second-person
- ziehest rein second-person singular subjunctive
- ziehet rein plural second-person subjunctive
- zogen rein first-person indicative plural
- zögen rein first-person formal plural
- zogst rein indicative preterite second-person
- zogt rein indicative plural preterite
- zögest rein formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reinziehen?
- /ˈʁaɪ̯nˌt͡siːən/
- /-t͡siːn/
- [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌt͡siːən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is reinziehen in German?
reinziehen appears 2.0 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).