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reissen

German, verb

reissen is a German verb meaning “Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of reißen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Reissen is a different word: “Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Reißen”.

What does reissen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    SwitzerlandSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of reißen

noun

as Reissen
  1. 1

    SwitzerlandneuterSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Reißen

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of reissen

  • reisst present singular third-person
  • riss past
  • gerissen participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • sein auxiliary
  • 1 strong
  • haben or sein auxiliary
  • reissend participle present
  • reisse first-person indicative present
  • reissest second-person singular subjunctive
  • reisset plural second-person subjunctive
  • rissen first-person indicative plural
  • risse first-person formal rare
  • rissest indicative preterite second-person
  • risst indicative preterite second-person
  • risset formal plural rare

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to reissen

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is reissen in German?

reissen appears 11 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).