einfällt

[ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt]

/[ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt]/ verb

The verdict

“einfällt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,057
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einfallen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

einfällt vs Einhalt
50% similar
einfällt vs entfällt
75% similar
einfällt vs Einfall
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for einfällt
PropertyValue
Headwordeinfällt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,057
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “einfällt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). einfällt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around einfällt (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,057 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einfallen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for einfällt, with forms such as "eifnällt", "einffällt", and "einflält". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Einhalt", "entfällt", "Einfall", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is einfällt, spelled E-I-N-F-Ä-L-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einfallen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eifnällt,einffällt,einflält,einfälltt,einfält,einfältl,einnfällt,einäfllt,enifällt,ienfällt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einfällt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eifnällt2einffällt1einflält2einfälltt1einfält1einfältl2einnfällt1einäfllt2
Edit distance from "einfällt"

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 "einfällt"?
"einfällt" is spelled E-I-N-F-Ä-L-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt].
What does "einfällt" mean?
As a verb, "einfällt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einfallen
What words are commonly confused with "einfällt"?
"einfällt" is commonly confused with "Einhalt", "entfällt", "Einfall". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einfällt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einfällt" is [ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einfällt" come from?
"einfällt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “einfällt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-F-Ä-L-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nfɛlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Einhalt” - see the side-by-side comparison. einfällt vs Einhalt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list