Einkauf
German, noun[ˈʔaɪ̯nkaʊ̯f]
Einkauf is spelled E-I-N-K-A-U-F (7 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 7,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einkauf is a German masculine noun meaning “purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Erwerben von etwas gegen Geld”.
What does Einkauf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepurchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)
- 2
masculinewhole set of purchased goods
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Erwerben von etwas gegen Geld 2. das gegen Geld Erworbene
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Einkauf
- Einkaufes genitive
- Einkaufs genitive
- Einkäufe plural
- Einkaufe dative singular
- Einkäufen dative definite plural
- EK abbreviation
- Eink. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einkauf?
- [ˈʔaɪ̯nkaʊ̯f]
- [ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Einkauf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Einkauf in German?
Einkauf appears 10 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).