einfärben

[ˈaɪ̯nˌfɛʁbn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌfɛʁbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einfärben” is uncommon German (frequency #85,157 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,157
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas mit Farbe/Farbpigmenten behandeln, damit es eine gewünschte Farbe annimmt

Key facts for einfärben
PropertyValue
Headwordeinfärben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌfɛʁbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “einfärben” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). einfärben lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einfärben is uncommon German at frequency #85,157 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌfɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas mit Farbe/Farbpigmenten behandeln, damit es eine gewünschte Farbe annimmt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for einfärben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is einfärben, spelled E-I-N-F-Ä-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit Farbe/Farbpigmenten behandeln, damit es eine gewünschte Farbe annimmt

Antonyms

bleichen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einfärben"?
"einfärben" is spelled E-I-N-F-Ä-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfɛʁbn̩].
What does "einfärben" mean?
As a verb, "einfärben" means: etwas mit Farbe/Farbpigmenten behandeln, damit es eine gewünschte Farbe annimmt
How do you pronounce "einfärben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einfärben" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌfɛʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einfärben" come from?
"einfärben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “einfärben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-F-Ä-R-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌfɛʁbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list