Einfache Sprache

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌfaxə ˈʃpʁaːxə]/ phrase

The verdict

“Einfache Sprache” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase — the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

Dominant Wiktionary sense: vereinfachte Standard-Schriftsprache für Menschen, die sich damit schwertun, sprachlich komplexe schriftliche Texte zu verarbeiten. Anders als die Leichte Sprache lässt sie keinen Regelverstoß gege...

Key facts for Einfache Sprache
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinfache Sprache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌfaxə ˈʃpʁaːxə]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Einfache Sprache” sits in German frequency

Einfache Sprache falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words — the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Einfache Sprache is 16 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaxə ˈʃpʁaːxə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vereinfachte Standard-Schriftsprache für Menschen, die sich damit schwertun, sprachlich komplexe schriftliche Texte zu verarbeiten. Anders als die Leichte Sprache lässt sie keinen Regelverstoß gege...".

No misspelling variants are generated for Einfache Sprache in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Einfache Sprache, spelled E-I-N-F-A-C-H-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vereinfachte Standard-Schriftsprache für Menschen, die sich damit schwertun, sprachlich komplexe schriftliche Texte zu verarbeiten. Anders als die Leichte Sprache lässt sie keinen Regelverstoß gegen die Standardgrammatik zu und duldet unter anderem Nebensätze und Fremdwörter.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Einfache Sprache"?
"Einfache Sprache" is spelled E-I-N-F-A-C-H-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaxə ˈʃpʁaːxə].
What does "Einfache Sprache" mean?
As a phrase, "Einfache Sprache" means: vereinfachte Standard-Schriftsprache für Menschen, die sich damit schwertun, sprachlich komplexe schriftliche Texte zu verarbeiten. Anders als die Leichte Sprache lässt sie keinen Regelverstoß gege...
How do you pronounce "Einfache Sprache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einfache Sprache" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaxə ˈʃpʁaːxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Einfache Sprache" come from?
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Using “Einfache Sprache”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-F-A-C-H-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaxə ˈʃpʁaːxə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.