Einfall
German, noun[ˈaɪ̯nˌfal]
Einfall is spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-L (7 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 24,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einfall is a German masculine noun meaning “idea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “plötzlicher Gedanke”.
What does Einfall mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineidea
- 2
masculineinvasion, inroad
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. plötzlicher Gedanke 2. Eindringen in fremdes Gebiet 3. das Auftreffen (zum Beispiel von Lichtstrahlen) auf eine Fläche
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 Einfall
- Einfalles genitive
- Einfalls genitive
- Einfälle plural
- Einfalle dative singular
- Einfällen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einfall?
- [ˈaɪ̯nˌfal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Einfall
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Einfall in German?
Einfall appears 2.0 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).