einer
German, pronoun
einer is spelled E-I-N-E-R (5 letters) and appears 2,630 times per million words in written German, the 54th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einer is a German feminine pronoun meaning “one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a genitive/dative feminine singular of ein. With a capital, Einer is a different word: “unit, unitsʼ place, onesʼ place (the numbers 0 to 9, possibly as part…”.
What does einer mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
one
- 2
someone, somebody
- 3
Used as a dummy object in some set phrases.
sich einen runterholen
number
- 1
femininegenitive/dative feminine singular of ein
article
- 1
femininegenitive/dative feminine singular of ein
pronoun
- 1
femininestrong genitive/dative feminine singular of einer
noun
- 1
masculineunit, unitsʼ place, onesʼ place (the numbers 0 to 9, possibly as part of a larger number or fraction)
- 2
masculinesomething made for one person, made up by one item, (especially water sports) single scull
- 3
masculineone-meter diving board
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Boot, das nur für eine Person ausgelegt ist 2. die erste Vorkommastelle im Dezimalsystem
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 einer
- eine feminine nominative singular
- eines neuter nominative singular
- eins neuter nominative singular
- einem dative masculine singular
- einen accusative masculine singular
- Einer alternative proscribed
- Einers genitive
- Einern dative definite plural
- ein masculine nominative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to einer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is einer in German?
einer appears 2,630 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).