einklemmen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌklɛmən]
The verdict
“einklemmen” 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 May 6, 2026) - etwas so zwischen zwei Gegenständen platzieren, dass es nicht ohne weiteres bewegt werden kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einklemmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌklɛmən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einklemmen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
einklemmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌklɛmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas so zwischen zwei Gegenständen platzieren, dass es nicht ohne weiteres bewegt werden kann".
No misspelling variants are generated for einklemmen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is einklemmen, spelled E-I-N-K-L-E-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas so zwischen zwei Gegenständen platzieren, dass es nicht ohne weiteres bewegt werden kann
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.
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Using “einklemmen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-K-L-E-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌklɛmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.