einfachen

/[ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩]/ adj

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Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,887

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

einfachen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩]. It ranks #2,887 in German word frequency. Often confused with einfacher and einfallen.

Key facts for einfachen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinfachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,887
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of einfachen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einfachen is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,887 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for einfachen, with forms such as "eifnachen", "einafchen", and "einfacchen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "einfacher", "einfallen", "einfaches", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 einfachen, spelled E-I-N-F-A-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs einfach

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eifnachen,einafchen,einfacchen,einfacehn,einfachenn,einfachhen,einfachne,einfahcen,einfcahen,einffachen,einnfachen,enifachen,ienfachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einfachen

Misspelling Variants of "einfachen"

eifnachen9einafchen9einfacchen10einfacehn9einfachenn10einfachhen10einfachne9einfahcen9
Misspelling Variants of "einfachen"

Frequency rank: #2,887 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einfachen"?
"einfachen" is spelled E-I-N-F-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩].
What does "einfachen" mean?
As an adj, "einfachen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs einfach
What words are commonly confused with "einfachen"?
"einfachen" is commonly confused with "einfacher", "einfallen", "einfaches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einfachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einfachen" is [ˈaɪ̯nfaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einfachen" come from?
"einfachen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.