einleiten

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌlaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,869

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

einleiten is aGermanverb. It means: etwas initiieren, in die Wege leiten Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaɪ̯tn̩]. Often confused with Einreisen and einteilen.

Key facts for einleiten
PropertyValue
Headwordeinleiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌlaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,869
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einleiten is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaɪ̯tn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,869 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for einleiten, with forms such as "eilneiten", "eineliten", and "einleietn". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Einreisen", "einteilen", "einweisen", 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 einleiten, spelled E-I-N-L-E-I-T-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 initiieren, in die Wege leiten
  2. 2
    eine Einführung in etwas geben, jemanden auf etwas einstimmen
  3. 3
    eine Flüssigkeit in einem Gewässer zufließen lassen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eilneiten,eineliten,einleietn,einleitenn,einleitne,einleitten,einletien,einlieten,einlleiten,einnleiten,enileiten,ienleiten,ienlieten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einleiten

Misspelling Variants of "einleiten"

eilneiten9eineliten9einleietn9einleitenn10einleitne9einleitten10einletien9einlieten9
Misspelling Variants of "einleiten"

Frequency rank: #15,869 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einleiten"?
"einleiten" is spelled E-I-N-L-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "einleiten" mean?
As a verb, "einleiten" means: etwas initiieren, in die Wege leiten
What words are commonly confused with "einleiten"?
"einleiten" is commonly confused with "Einreisen", "einteilen", "einweisen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einleiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einleiten" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌlaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einleiten" come from?
"einleiten" 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.