einfügen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɡn̩]
The verdict
“einfügen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,058. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,058
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Teil passend zu etwas hinzufügen; in eine bestimmte Stelle platzieren, legen
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 | einfügen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,058 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einfügen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around einfügen (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,058 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for einfügen, with forms such as "eifnügen", "einffügen", and "einfgüen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "einigen", "einzigen", "einlegen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is einfügen, spelled E-I-N-F-Ü-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Teil passend zu etwas hinzufügen; in eine bestimmte Stelle platzieren, legen
- 2sich an eine fremde, veränderte Umgebung, Lebensverhältnisse gewöhnen und anpassen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eifnügen,einffügen,einfgüen,einfüegn,einfügenn,einfüggen,einfügne,einnfügen,einüfgen,enifügen,ienfügen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einfügen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “einfügen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-F-Ü-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌfyːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “einigen” - see the side-by-side comparison. einfügen vs einigen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.