einfangen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən]
The verdict
“einfangen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,583 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #21,583
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine entlaufende Person oder ein Tier fangen, festnehmen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einfangen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #21,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einfangen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for einfangen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for einfangen, with forms such as "eifnangen", "einafngen", and "einfagnen". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "einfügen", "Einlagen", "Eingänge", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is einfangen, spelled E-I-N-F-A-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine entlaufende Person oder ein Tier fangen, festnehmen
- 2eine bestimmte Stimmung oder besondere Eigenschaft festhalten
- 3sich mit einer ansteckenden Krankheit infizieren
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eifnangen,einafngen,einfagnen,einfanegn,einfangenn,einfanggen,einfangne,einfanngen,einffangen,einfnagen,einnfangen,enifangen,ienfangen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einfangen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “einfangen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-F-A-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “einfügen” - see the side-by-side comparison. einfangen vs einfügen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.