einfach
German, adjective/ˈʔaɪ̯nfax/
einfach is a German adjective meaning “easy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht schwierig”.
What does einfach mean in English?
adjective
- 1
easy
Die Hausaufgabe war sehr einfach.
- 2
simple, plain, straightforward
Ich führe ein einfaches Leben.
- 3
single; one-way
einfache Fahrkarte
- 4
easy-to-use
adverb
- 1
easily
- 2
just, simply
Ruf uns einfach an.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht schwierig 2. nicht wiederholt 3. nicht aufwändig, luxuriös 4. nicht besonders; gewöhnlich; unwichtig
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 einfach
- einfacher masculine nominative singular
- am einfachsten superlative
- einfache feminine nominative singular
- einfaches neuter nominative singular
- einfachen genitive masculine singular
- einfachem dative masculine singular
- der einfache definite includes-article masculine
- die einfache definite feminine includes-article
- das einfache definite includes-article neuter
- die einfachen definite includes-article nominative
- des einfachen definite genitive includes-article
- der einfachen definite feminine genitive
- dem einfachen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce einfach?
- /ˈʔaɪ̯nfax/
- [ˈaɪ̯nfax]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to einfach
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is einfach in German?
einfach appears 891 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).