einholen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌhoːlən]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌhoːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“einholen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,802
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Versäumte oder Verlorene wieder aufholen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einholen · einholen · German

einholen · rank #13,802 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,802
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eingelassen

Nearest frequency peer: eingelassen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „einholen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „einholen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

einholen vs erholen
75% similar
einholen vs Einhorn
63% similar
einholen vs einlösen
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for einholen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinholen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌhoːlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,802
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „einholen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).einholenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „eingelassen“ (#13,801), „Einigkeit“ (#13,803), „eineinhalb“ (#13,800). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einholen“ bei #13,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around einholen (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌhoːlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,802 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for einholen, with forms such as "eihnolen", "einhholen", and "einhloen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erholen", "Einhorn", "einlösen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einholen, spelled E-I-N-H-O-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Versäumte oder Verlorene wieder aufholen
  2. 2
    erreichen und fangen; auch für Personen und Gruppen
  3. 3
    einem Ankommenden feierlich entgegengehen, um sie zu begleiten
  4. 4
    für den täglichen Bedarf einkaufen gehen
  5. 5
    etwas einziehen, eine Flagge herunterholen oder ein Netz heraufholen
  6. 6
    sich einen Rat von jemandem holen; jemandes Meinung suchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch diesen Sieg hat das Fußballteam jetzt einen Vorsprung von 5 Toren, den das andere Team kaum noch einholen kann.
  2. „Der Schuller war schon wieder rüstig bei der Arbeit, als wollte er die versäumte Zeit einholen.“

Synonyms

aufholenüberwindenerreichenfangenkaufeneinziehen

This word in other languages

recover(English)recuperar(Español)rattraper(Français)arriar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eihnolen
  • einhholen
  • einhloen
  • einhoeln
  • einholenn
  • einhollen
  • einholne
  • einnholen
  • einohlen
  • eniholen
  • ienholen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einholen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eihnolen2einhholen1einhloen2einhoeln2einholenn1einhollen1einholne2einnholen1
Edit distance from "einholen"

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 "einholen"?
"einholen" is spelled E-I-N-H-O-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌhoːlən].
What does "einholen" mean?
As a verb, "einholen" means: das Versäumte oder Verlorene wieder aufholen
What words are commonly confused with "einholen"?
"einholen" is commonly confused with "erholen", "Einhorn", "einlösen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einholen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einholen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌhoːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einholen" come from?
"einholen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einholen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einwände#13,804Cornelia#13,795Cocktail#13,794erteilte#13,815

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

empfahl11 variantsempfing11 variantscasting11 variantsBrachen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list