einflößen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌfløːsn̩]
The verdict
“einflößen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem eine Flüssigkeit zuführen
Corpus desk
Index DE-einflo-en · einflößen · German
einflößen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einflößen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌfløːsn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einflößen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einflößen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌfløːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for einflößen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is einflößen, spelled E-I-N-F-L-Ö-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem eine Flüssigkeit zuführen
- 2bei jemandem ein bestimmtes Gefühl hervorrufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einflößen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er flößte dem Kranken Suppe ein.
Er flößte ihm mit vorgehaltener Waffe Gift ein.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.