einmauern
[ˈaɪ̯nˌmaʊ̯ɐn]
The verdict
“einmauern” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas/jemanden hinter Mauerwerk einschließen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einmauern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaʊ̯ɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einmauern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for einmauern is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaʊ̯ɐn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for einmauern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einmauern, spelled E-I-N-M-A-U-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1etwas/jemanden hinter Mauerwerk einschließen
- 2sich sehr defensiv verhalten; sich sehr zurückziehen, ohne Spielraum (= ohne freie Entscheidung)
- 3etwas (beispielsweise einen Balken/Haken) in einer Wand, im Boden oder der Decke fest verankern
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.
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Using “einmauern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-M-A-U-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaʊ̯ɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.