Einfalt

[ˈaɪ̯nˌfalt]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌfalt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Einfalt” is uncommon German (frequency #63,254 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,254
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geistiges Unvermögen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einfalt · Einfalt · German

Einfalt · rank #63,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,254
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eindeutigkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Eindeutigkeit (-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 „Einfalt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Einfalt
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinfalt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌfalt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Einfalt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eindeutigkeit“ (#63,253), „eingehüllt“ (#63,255), „Einblendung“ (#63,252). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Einfalt“ bei #63,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Einfalt is uncommon German at frequency #63,254 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌfalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Einfalt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Einfalt, spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistiges Unvermögen
  2. 2
    Schlichtheit, Unverdorbenheit des Gemütes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es zeugt von großer Einfalt, wenn er wirklich geglaubt hat, damit durchzukommen.
  2. Aus seinen Worten sprach mehr als nur kindliche Einfalt.

Synonyms

NaivitätArglosigkeit

This word in other languages

naïveté(Français)

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 "Einfalt"?
"Einfalt" is spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfalt].
What does "Einfalt" mean?
As a noun, "Einfalt" means: geistiges Unvermögen
How do you pronounce "Einfalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einfalt" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Einfalt" come from?
"Einfalt" 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 "Einfalt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eisbahn#63,264Dubstep#63,238drollig#63,237Clifton#63,210

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list