Einkorn
German, noun[ˈaɪ̯nkɔʁn]
Einkorn is spelled E-I-N-K-O-R-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 165,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einkorn is a German neuter noun meaning “einkorn wheat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine sehr alte und ursprüngliche Weizenart, deren Ährchen jeweils nur ein einziges Korn tragen”.
What does Einkorn mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutereinkorn wheat
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine sehr alte und ursprüngliche Weizenart, deren Ährchen jeweils nur ein einziges Korn tragen
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 Einkorn
- Einkorns genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einkorn?
- [ˈaɪ̯nkɔʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Einkorn in German?
Einkorn appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).