Einfallstor

[ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌtoːɐ̯]

/[ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌtoːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Einfallstor” is uncommon German (frequency #77,883 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,883
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bereich, durch den man zum Ziel vordringen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-einfallstor · Einfallstor · German

Einfallstor · rank #77,883 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,883
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einfallenden

Nearest frequency peer: einfallenden (-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 „Einfallstor“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Einfallstor
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinfallstor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌtoːɐ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Einfallstor“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Einfallstorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einfallenden“ (#77,882), „einfädeln“ (#77,884), „Eindrucks“ (#77,881). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Einfallstor“ bei #77,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Einfallstor is uncommon German at frequency #77,883 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌtoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bereich, durch den man zum Ziel vordringen kann".

No misspelling variants are generated for Einfallstor in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Einfallstor, spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-L-S-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bereich, durch den man zum Ziel vordringen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Belgien war ja von keinem Feind als Einfallstor nach Deutschland, sondern von Deutschland als Einfallstor nach Frankreich benutzt worden.“
  2. „Die Provinz Hatay war schon immer das Einfallstor zum Nahen Osten gewesen.“

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 "Einfallstor"?
"Einfallstor" is spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-L-S-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌtoːɐ̯].
What does "Einfallstor" mean?
As a noun, "Einfallstor" means: Bereich, durch den man zum Ziel vordringen kann
How do you pronounce "Einfallstor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einfallstor" is [ˈaɪ̯nfalsˌtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Einfallstor" come from?
"Einfallstor" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list