einfallen

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌfalən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,287

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

einfallen is aGermanverb. It means: (unerwünscht oder sogar gewaltsam) eindringen Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfalən]. It ranks #6,287 in German word frequency. Often confused with einfällt and entfallen.

Key facts for einfallen
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Headwordeinfallen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌfalən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,287
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einfallen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌfalən]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,287 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for einfallen, with forms such as "eifnallen", "einafllen", and "einfaleln". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "einfällt", "entfallen", "Einhalten", 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 einfallen, spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (unerwünscht oder sogar gewaltsam) eindringen
  2. 2
    sich (plötzlich) an etwas erinnern
  3. 3
    (Syntax wie [2]) sich etwas Neues ausdenken, das einem (spontan) in den Sinn kommt
  4. 4
    in sich zusammenstürzen, in sich zusammenfallen, einstürzen
  5. 5
    abmagern, einsinken
  6. 6
    Abreißen der laminaren Strömung an einem Segel, beginnend am Vorliek; es gibt dann eine charakteristische Beule im Segel
  7. 7
    bei einem Lied, einer Melodie, einem Sprechchor mitmachen, nachdem es begonnen hat
  8. 8
    hereinkommen

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eifnallen,einafllen,einfaleln,einfalen,einfallenn,einfallne,einffallen,einflalen,einnfallen,enifallen,ienfallen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einfallen

Misspelling Variants of "einfallen"

eifnallen9einafllen9einfaleln9einfalen8einfallenn10einfallne9einffallen10einflalen9
Misspelling Variants of "einfallen"

Frequency rank: #6,287 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einfallen"?
"einfallen" is spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfalən].
What does "einfallen" mean?
As a verb, "einfallen" means: (unerwünscht oder sogar gewaltsam) eindringen
What words are commonly confused with "einfallen"?
"einfallen" is commonly confused with "einfällt", "entfallen", "Einhalten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einfallen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einfallen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfalən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einfallen" come from?
"einfallen" 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.