Eins

/[aɪ̯ns]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#923

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Eins is aGermannoun. It means: die natürliche Zahl zwischen Null und Zwei Pronounced [aɪ̯ns]. It ranks #923 in German word frequency. Often confused with es and en.

Key facts for Eins
PropertyValue
HeadwordEins
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɪ̯ns]
Letters4
Frequency rank#923
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Eins is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɪ̯ns]. Corpus data places it at rank #923 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Eins, with forms such as "einns", "einss", and "eisn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "es", "en", "Eis", 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 Eins, spelled E-I-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die natürliche Zahl zwischen Null und Zwei
  2. 2
    die arabische Ziffer 1 oder die römische Ziffer Ⅰ (I)
  3. 3
    beste Schulnote
  4. 4
    verbale Angabe von Hausnummer, S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Straßenbahn, Bus, Autobahn, Bundesstraße 1 und Ähnlichem als Substantiv
  5. 5
    ein Auge auf dem Würfel

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: einns,einss,eisn,enis,iens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Eins

Misspelling Variants of "Eins"

einns5einss5eisn4enis4iens4
Misspelling Variants of "Eins"

Frequency rank: #923 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Eins"?
"Eins" is spelled E-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aɪ̯ns].
What does "Eins" mean?
As a noun, "Eins" means: die natürliche Zahl zwischen Null und Zwei
What words are commonly confused with "Eins"?
"Eins" is commonly confused with "es", "en", "Eis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Eins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eins" is [aɪ̯ns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eins" come from?
"Eins" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our German index:

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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.