einigen

/[ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#668

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

einigen is aGermanverb. It means: mehrere Parteien (zum Beispiel Personen oder Völker) zu einer Einheit verbinden Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. It ranks #668 in German word frequency. Often confused with Engen and ewigen.

Key facts for einigen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#668
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of einigen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einigen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #668 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for einigen, with forms such as "eiingen", "eingien", and "einiegn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Engen", "ewigen", "einigt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is einigen, spelled E-I-N-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehrere Parteien (zum Beispiel Personen oder Völker) zu einer Einheit verbinden
  2. 2
    einen Streit zwischen mehreren Parteien beenden, Personen versöhnen
  3. 3
    einen Streit mit jemand anderem oder innerhalb einer Gruppe beenden, sich mit jemandem versöhnen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eiingen,eingien,einiegn,einigenn,einiggen,einigne,einnigen,eniigen,ienigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einigen

Misspelling Variants of "einigen"

eiingen7eingien7einiegn7einigenn8einiggen8einigne7einnigen8eniigen7
Misspelling Variants of "einigen"

Frequency rank: #668 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einigen"?
"einigen" is spelled E-I-N-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩].
What does "einigen" mean?
As a verb, "einigen" means: mehrere Parteien (zum Beispiel Personen oder Völker) zu einer Einheit verbinden
What words are commonly confused with "einigen"?
"einigen" is commonly confused with "Engen", "ewigen", "einigt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einigen" is [ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einigen" come from?
"einigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.