einkriegen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌkʁiːɡn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌkʁiːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einkriegen” 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) - einholen, durch Nachlaufen erreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einkriegen · einkriegen · German

einkriegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for einkriegen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinkriegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌkʁiːɡn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einkriegen“ im Deutschen

einkriegenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einkriegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌkʁiːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for einkriegen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einkriegen, spelled E-I-N-K-R-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einholen, durch Nachlaufen erreichen
  2. 2
    die Fassung wiedererlangen, sich beruhigen, sich abregen
  3. 3
    einnehmen, erobern
  4. 4
    anziehen, anlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how einkriegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Flüchtende war nicht mehr einzukriegen.
  2. Jetzt krieg dich mal wieder ein!

Synonyms

einholenabregenberuhigenfangenrunterkommeneinnehmenerobernanlegenanziehen

Antonyms

aufregenausrastenaustickendurchdrehenablegenausziehen

This word in other languages

calm down(English)rattraper(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einkriegen"?
"einkriegen" is spelled E-I-N-K-R-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌkʁiːɡn̩].
What does "einkriegen" mean?
As a verb, "einkriegen" means: einholen, durch Nachlaufen erreichen
How do you pronounce "einkriegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einkriegen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌkʁiːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einkriegen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list