einfangen

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,583

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

einfangen is aGermanverb. It means: eine entlaufende Person oder ein Tier fangen, festnehmen Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən]. Often confused with einfügen and Einlagen.

Key facts for einfangen
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Headwordeinfangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,583
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of einfangen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einfangen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,583 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for einfangen, with forms such as "eifnangen", "einafngen", and "einfagnen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "einfügen", "Einlagen", "Eingänge", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is einfangen, spelled E-I-N-F-A-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine entlaufende Person oder ein Tier fangen, festnehmen
  2. 2
    eine bestimmte Stimmung oder besondere Eigenschaft festhalten
  3. 3
    sich mit einer ansteckenden Krankheit infizieren

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eifnangen,einafngen,einfagnen,einfanegn,einfangenn,einfanggen,einfangne,einfanngen,einffangen,einfnagen,einnfangen,enifangen,ienfangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einfangen

Misspelling Variants of "einfangen"

eifnangen9einafngen9einfagnen9einfanegn9einfangenn10einfanggen10einfangne9einfanngen10
Misspelling Variants of "einfangen"

Frequency rank: #21,583 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einfangen"?
"einfangen" is spelled E-I-N-F-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən].
What does "einfangen" mean?
As a verb, "einfangen" means: eine entlaufende Person oder ein Tier fangen, festnehmen
What words are commonly confused with "einfangen"?
"einfangen" is commonly confused with "einfügen", "Einlagen", "Eingänge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einfangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einfangen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einfangen" come from?
"einfangen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.