einkaufen

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯fn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,722

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

einkaufen is aGermanverb. It means: Gegenstände des täglichen Bedarfs erwerben Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯fn̩]. It ranks #3,722 in German word frequency. Often confused with erkaufen and Einkaufs.

Key facts for einkaufen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinkaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,722
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einkaufen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯fn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,722 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for einkaufen, with forms such as "eiknaufen", "einakufen", and "einkafuen". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "erkaufen", "Einkaufs", "einkauft", 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 einkaufen, spelled E-I-N-K-A-U-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstände des täglichen Bedarfs erwerben
  2. 2
    sich mit Hilfe von Geld die Teilhabe an etwas sichern
  3. 3
    sich die Leistung einer Person gegen hohe Bezahlung sichern

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eiknaufen,einakufen,einkafuen,einkauefn,einkaufenn,einkauffen,einkaufne,einkkaufen,einkuafen,einnkaufen,enikaufen,ienkaufen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einkaufen

Misspelling Variants of "einkaufen"

eiknaufen9einakufen9einkafuen9einkauefn9einkaufenn10einkauffen10einkaufne9einkkaufen10
Misspelling Variants of "einkaufen"

Frequency rank: #3,722 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einkaufen"?
"einkaufen" is spelled E-I-N-K-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "einkaufen" mean?
As a verb, "einkaufen" means: Gegenstände des täglichen Bedarfs erwerben
What words are commonly confused with "einkaufen"?
"einkaufen" is commonly confused with "erkaufen", "Einkaufs", "einkauft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einkaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einkaufen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌkaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einkaufen" come from?
"einkaufen" 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.