einfallsreich

[ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌʁaɪ̯ç]

/[ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌʁaɪ̯ç]/ adj

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The verdict

“einfallsreich” is uncommon German (frequency #53,639 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,639
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass man viele Einfälle, neue Ideen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-einfallsreich · einfallsreich · German

einfallsreich · rank #53,639 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,639
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einbruchs

Nearest frequency peer: Einbruchs (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „einfallsreich“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „einfallsreich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einfallsreich
PropertyValue
Headwordeinfallsreich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌʁaɪ̯ç]
Letters13
Frequency rank#53,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einfallsreich“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).einfallsreichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Einbruchs“ (#53,638), „Einfallsreichtum“ (#53,640), „Ehrentag“ (#53,636). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einfallsreich“ bei #53,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einfallsreich is uncommon German at frequency #53,639 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌʁaɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass man viele Einfälle, neue Ideen hat".

einfallsreich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is einfallsreich, spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-L-S-R-E-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass man viele Einfälle, neue Ideen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how einfallsreich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Um beim Einstellungstest nicht zu versagen, müssen die Kandidaten recht einfallsreich sein.

Antonyms

einfallslos

This word in other languages

resourceful(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einfallsreich"?
"einfallsreich" is spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-L-S-R-E-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌʁaɪ̯ç].
What does "einfallsreich" mean?
As an adjective, "einfallsreich" means: so, dass man viele Einfälle, neue Ideen hat
How do you pronounce "einfallsreich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einfallsreich" is [ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌʁaɪ̯ç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einfallsreich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einfallsreich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einzelkämpfer#53,646einzuarbeiten#53,647durchzukommen#53,629entzündlichen#53,654

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list