einkerkern
[ˈaɪ̯nˌkɛʁkɐn]
The verdict
“einkerkern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden in einem Kerker einsperren
Corpus desk
Index DE-einkerkern · einkerkern · German
einkerkern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | einkerkern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌkɛʁkɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einkerkern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einkerkern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌkɛʁkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden in einem Kerker einsperren".
No generated misspelling entries exist for einkerkern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is einkerkern, spelled E-I-N-K-E-R-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden in einem Kerker einsperren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einkerkern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der König ließ unliebsame Konkurrenten einkerkern.
Aus Angst lebte sie in ihrer Wohnung wie eingekerkert.
This word in other languages
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.