einkerben
[ˈaɪ̯nˌkɛʁbn̩]
The verdict
“einkerben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Aussparung (Kerbe) in etwas schneiden/sägen; eine Vertiefung/Scharte/Falte schaffen
Corpus desk
Index DE-einkerben · einkerben · German
einkerben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einkerben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌkɛʁbn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einkerben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einkerben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌkɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Aussparung (Kerbe) in etwas schneiden/sägen; eine Vertiefung/Scharte/Falte schaffen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for einkerben in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is einkerben, spelled E-I-N-K-E-R-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Aussparung (Kerbe) in etwas schneiden/sägen; eine Vertiefung/Scharte/Falte schaffen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einkerben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er kerbt eine neue Kerbe in den Lauf ein. Jeder Bär bekommt seine eigene Kerbe.
Der Naturstein wird erst eingekerbt und dann dort gebrochen, um so letztlich die gewünschte Form zu bekommen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.