ein paar
[aɪ̯n ˈpaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“ein paar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einige
Corpus desk
Index DE-ein-paar · ein paar · German
ein paar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | ein paar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aɪ̯n ˈpaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ein paar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ein paar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aɪ̯n ˈpaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einige".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ein paar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ein paar, spelled E-I-N- -P-A-A-R.
Definition
- 1einige
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ein paar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir kennen uns erst seit ein paar Jahren.
Es waren ein paar Dutzend Leute da.
This word in other languages
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.