einhauen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯ən]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯ən]/ verb

The verdict

“einhauen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Oberfläche kaputtmachen und damit etwas (zum Beispiel eine Fensterscheibe) zerstören

Corpus desk

Index DE-einhauen · einhauen · German

einhauen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for einhauen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinhauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯ən]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einhauen“ im Deutschen

einhauenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einhauen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for einhauen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 einhauen, spelled E-I-N-H-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Oberfläche kaputtmachen und damit etwas (zum Beispiel eine Fensterscheibe) zerstören
  2. 2
    jemanden oder etwas mit Schlägen bearbeiten/traktieren
  3. 3
    etwas mit Schlägen in eine Oberfläche hineintreiben (zum Beispiel einen Nagel in ein Brett oder eine Gravur in einen Stein)
  4. 4
    mit gutem Appetit viel essen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how einhauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pass auf, sonst haust du ihm noch den Schädel ein!
  2. Pascal haute immer wieder auf den am Boden liegenden ein.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einhauen"?
"einhauen" is spelled E-I-N-H-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯ən].
What does "einhauen" mean?
As a verb, "einhauen" means: eine Oberfläche kaputtmachen und damit etwas (zum Beispiel eine Fensterscheibe) zerstören
How do you pronounce "einhauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einhauen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einhauen" come from?
"einhauen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list