einlaufen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“einlaufen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #34,607 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #34,607
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch Waschen kleiner beziehungsweise enger werden
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einlaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #34,607 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einlaufen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for einlaufen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,607 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for einlaufen, with forms such as "eilnaufen", "einalufen", and "einlafuen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "einräumen", "einstufen", "Einlauf", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einlaufen, spelled E-I-N-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch Waschen kleiner beziehungsweise enger werden
- 2in einen Hafen fahren
- 3seinen Körper durch Laufen auf weitere Anstrengung vorbereiten
- 4durch langes Tragen an den Fuß anpassen und so bequemer machen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eilnaufen,einalufen,einlafuen,einlauefn,einlaufenn,einlauffen,einlaufne,einllaufen,einluafen,einnlaufen,enilaufen,ienlaufen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einlaufen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “einlaufen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-L-A-U-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯fn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “einräumen” - see the side-by-side comparison. einlaufen vs einräumen
- 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.