einprägen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌpʁɛːɡn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌpʁɛːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einprägen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,214 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,214
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich etwas ganz genau (in allen Einzelheiten) merken

Corpus desk

Index DE-einpragen · einprägen · German

einprägen · rank #64,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,214
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einmarschiert

Nearest frequency peer: einmarschiert (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „einprägen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „einprägen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einprägen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinprägen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌpʁɛːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,214
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einprägen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).einprägenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einmarschiert“ (#64,213), „einräumte“ (#64,215), „einsieht“ (#64,216). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einprägen“ bei #64,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einprägen is uncommon German at frequency #64,214 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌpʁɛːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for einprägen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is einprägen, spelled E-I-N-P-R-Ä-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich etwas ganz genau (in allen Einzelheiten) merken
  2. 2
    etwas einpressen, eingravieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how einprägen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. (…) „mein holdes Engelsbild, so tief mir in Herz und Sinn eingeprägt.“
  2. Ulrike versuchte sich das Nummernschild des Unfallgegners genau einzuprägen.

This word in other languages

memorize(English)grabarse(Español)mémoriser(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einprägen"?
"einprägen" is spelled E-I-N-P-R-Ä-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌpʁɛːɡn̩].
What does "einprägen" mean?
As a verb, "einprägen" means: sich etwas ganz genau (in allen Einzelheiten) merken
How do you pronounce "einprägen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einprägen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌpʁɛːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einprägen" come from?
"einprägen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einprägen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einräumte#64,215eiskalter#64,220Dynamiken#64,207Drillinge#64,199

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list