Einfaltspinsel
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯nfalt͡spɪnzl̩/
Einfaltspinsel is spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-T-S-P-I-N-S-E-L (14 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einfaltspinsel is a German masculine noun meaning “simpleton” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Narr, Dummkopf, beschränkter, törichter Mensch”.
What does Einfaltspinsel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesimpleton
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Narr, Dummkopf, beschränkter, törichter Mensch
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Einfaltspinsel
- Einfaltspinsels genitive
- Einfaltspinseln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einfaltspinsel?
- /ˈaɪ̯nfalt͡spɪnzl̩/
- [ˈaɪ̯nfalt͡sˌpɪnzl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Einfaltspinsel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Einfaltspinsel in German?
Einfaltspinsel appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).