einmauern
[ˈaɪ̯nˌmaʊ̯ɐn]
The verdict
“einmauern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas/jemanden hinter Mauerwerk einschließen
Corpus desk
Index DE-einmauern · einmauern · German
einmauern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einmauern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaʊ̯ɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einmauern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einmauern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌmaʊ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einmauern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Polier mauerte bei der Grundsteinlegung eine Tageszeitung ein.
Früher wurden Menschen zur Strafe lebendig eingemauert.
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.