einem
[ˈaɪ̯nəm]
The verdict
“einem” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #57. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #57
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - [1] Dativ Singular Maskulinum des unbestimmten Artikels ein
Corpus desk
Index DE-einem · einem · German
einem · rank #57 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #57
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH dann
Nearest frequency peer: dann (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “einem”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- über
über
99,947 corpus weight
- da
da
99,946 corpus weight
- dann
dann
99,945 corpus weight
- einem
einem
99,944 corpus weight
- Habe
Habe
99,942 corpus weight
- ja
ja
99,941 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “einem” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Determiner |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nəm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #57 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einem” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around einem (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nəm]), adeterminer. Corpus frequency is #57 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for einem, with forms such as "eienm", "einemm", and "einme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Eins", "eint", "einen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is einem, spelled E-I-N-E-M.
Definition
- 1[1] Dativ Singular Maskulinum des unbestimmten Artikels ein
- 2[2] Dativ Singular Neutrum des unbestimmten Artikels ein
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eienm
- einemm
- einme
- einnem
- eniem
- ienem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einem - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einem", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.