Einfaltspinsel
[ˈaɪ̯nfalt͡sˌpɪnzl̩]
The verdict
“Einfaltspinsel” is uncommon German (frequency #98,348 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,348
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Narr, Dummkopf, beschränkter, törichter Mensch
Corpus desk
Index DE-einfaltspinsel · Einfaltspinsel · German
Einfaltspinsel · rank #98,348 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,348
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH einbürgern
Nearest frequency peer: einbürgern (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Einfaltspinsel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Eigentümerg…
Eigentümergemeinschaft
1,656 corpus weight
- einbindet
einbindet
1,655 corpus weight
- einbürgern
einbürgern
1,654 corpus weight
- Einfaltspin…
Einfaltspinsel
1,653 corpus weight
- einflössen
einflössen
1,652 corpus weight
- einfältige
einfältige
1,651 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Einfaltspinsel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Einfaltspinsel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nfalt͡sˌpɪnzl̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #98,348 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Einfaltspinsel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Einfaltspinsel is uncommon German at frequency #98,348 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nfalt͡sˌpɪnzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Narr, Dummkopf, beschränkter, törichter Mensch".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Einfaltspinsel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Einfaltspinsel, spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-T-S-P-I-N-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Narr, Dummkopf, beschränkter, törichter Mensch
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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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Einfaltspinsel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.