einfangen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən]
The verdict
“einfangen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,583
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine entlaufende Person oder ein Tier fangen, festnehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-einfangen · einfangen · German
einfangen · rank #21,583 · 13 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,583
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Eichel
Nearest frequency peer: Eichel (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „einfangen“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- effiziente
effiziente
78,421 corpus weight
- Ehegatten
Ehegatten
78,420 corpus weight
- Eichel
Eichel
78,419 corpus weight
- einfangen
einfangen
78,418 corpus weight
- Einkaufswag…
Einkaufswagen
78,417 corpus weight
- einzuholen
einzuholen
78,416 corpus weight
What this shows „einfangen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „einfangen“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around einfangen (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,583 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einfangen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Maus wurde in einem Kasten eingefangen.
„Wer einen Ertrinkenden retten will, muss sich nass machen, wer einen Entlaufenen einfangen will, muss rennen.“.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einfangen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).