einhauen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯ən]
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 May 6, 2026) - eine Oberfläche kaputtmachen und damit etwas (zum Beispiel eine Fensterscheibe) zerstören
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einhauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einhauen” sits in German frequency
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
- 1eine Oberfläche kaputtmachen und damit etwas (zum Beispiel eine Fensterscheibe) zerstören
- 2jemanden oder etwas mit Schlägen bearbeiten/traktieren
- 3etwas mit Schlägen in eine Oberfläche hineintreiben (zum Beispiel einen Nagel in ein Brett oder eine Gravur in einen Stein)
- 4mit gutem Appetit viel essen
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.
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Using “einhauen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-H-A-U-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌhaʊ̯ən] (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
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.