Einmaleins
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯(n).ma(ː)lˈaɪ̯ns/
Einmaleins is spelled E-I-N-M-A-L-E-I-N-S (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einmaleins is a German neuter noun meaning “multiplication table; times table” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das mathematische Grundwissen der Multiplikation, das in der Grundschule gelernt wird”.
What does Einmaleins mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermultiplication table; times table
- 2
neuterbasic knowledge; 101
das Einmaleins der Gartenpflege
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das mathematische Grundwissen der Multiplikation, das in der Grundschule gelernt wird 2. übertragen: das Einmaleins der/des …; die grundsätzlichen Themen eines bestimmten Fachgebietes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Einmaleins
- Einmaleinses genitive
- Einmaleinse plural
- Einmaleinsen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einmaleins?
- /ˈaɪ̯(n).ma(ː)lˈaɪ̯ns/
- [ˌaɪ̯nmaːlˈʔaɪ̯ns]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Einmaleins in German?
Einmaleins appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).