einkürzen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌkʏʁt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“einkürzen” 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) - kürzer machen, indem ein Teil (der Länge) entfernt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-einkurzen · einkürzen · German
einkürzen · 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 | einkürzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌkʏʁt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einkürzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einkürzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌkʏʁt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
einkürzen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is einkürzen, spelled E-I-N-K-Ü-R-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1kürzer machen, indem ein Teil (der Länge) entfernt wird
- 2geringer machen, indem ein Teil (des Umfangs) weggelassen wird, und damit auch kostengünstiger gestalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einkürzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Ärmel sollten wir noch zwei Zentimeter einkürzen, dann sitzt das Sakko besser.
Diese Triebe hier, die aus der Mitte des Stammes wachsen, sind gerade und sehr lang, die müssen eingekürzt werden.
Antonyms
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.