Einhorn
[ˈaɪ̯nˌhɔʁn]
The verdict
“Einhorn” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,864. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,864
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pferdeartiges Fabeltier mit einem Horn auf der Stirn
Corpus desk
Index DE-einhorn · Einhorn · German
Einhorn · rank #17,864 · 10 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,864
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH eingeht
Nearest frequency peer: eingeht (-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 „Einhorn“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- eigenständi…
eigenständigen
82,140 corpus weight
- Eingangsber…
Eingangsbereich
82,139 corpus weight
- eingeht
eingeht
82,138 corpus weight
- Einhorn
Einhorn
82,137 corpus weight
- einsperren
einsperren
82,136 corpus weight
- Einvernehmen
Einvernehmen
82,134 corpus weight
What this shows „Einhorn“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | Einhorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌhɔʁn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,864 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Einhorn“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Einhorn (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌhɔʁn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,864 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Einhorn, with forms such as "eihnorn", "einhhorn", and "einhonr". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Einhörner", "einher", "einholen", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Einhorn, spelled E-I-N-H-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1pferdeartiges Fabeltier mit einem Horn auf der Stirn
- 2Sternbild südlich des Himmelsäquators
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Einhorn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Fantasy-Roman »Das letzte Einhorn« steht: „Nur diejenigen können das Einhorn als Einhorn erkennen, die auch an Einhörner glauben.“
Das Einhorn taucht häufiger in Erzählungen und Gedichten auf, bekannt ist zum Beispiel das Einhorn-Sonett vom deutschen Dichter Rainer Maria Rilke.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eihnorn
- einhhorn
- einhonr
- einhornn
- einhorrn
- einhron
- einnhorn
- einohrn
- enihorn
- ienhorn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Einhorn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Einhorn", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).