einlegen

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,636

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

einlegen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas in einen dafür vorgesehenen Hohlraum legen Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]. Often confused with erlegen and einzigen.

Key facts for einlegen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinlegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,636
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of einlegen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einlegen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,636 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for einlegen, with forms such as "eilnegen", "einelgen", and "einleegn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "erlegen", "einzigen", "einsehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is einlegen, spelled E-I-N-L-E-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in einen dafür vorgesehenen Hohlraum legen
  2. 2
    Nahrungsmittel in einer konservierenden Flüssigkeit haltbar machen
  3. 3
    etwas im Zeitverlauf einfügen
  4. 4
    etwas geltend machen

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eilnegen,einelgen,einleegn,einlegenn,einleggen,einlegne,einlgeen,einllegen,einnlegen,enilegen,ienlegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einlegen

Misspelling Variants of "einlegen"

eilnegen8einelgen8einleegn8einlegenn9einleggen9einlegne8einlgeen8einllegen9
Misspelling Variants of "einlegen"

Frequency rank: #11,636 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einlegen"?
"einlegen" is spelled E-I-N-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩].
What does "einlegen" mean?
As a verb, "einlegen" means: etwas in einen dafür vorgesehenen Hohlraum legen
What words are commonly confused with "einlegen"?
"einlegen" is commonly confused with "erlegen", "einzigen", "einsehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einlegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einlegen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einlegen" come from?
"einlegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.