einsacken

[ˈaɪ̯nˌzakn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌzakn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einsacken” is uncommon German (frequency #86,409 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,409
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in eine weiche Unterlage einsinken, in weichem Untergrund versinken

Corpus desk

Index DE-einsacken · einsacken · German

einsacken · rank #86,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,409
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einnehme

Nearest frequency peer: einnehme (-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 „einsacken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einsacken
PropertyValue
Headwordeinsacken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌzakn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,409
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einsacken“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einnehme“ (#86,408), „eintretende“ (#86,410), „Eisens“ (#86,411). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einsacken“ bei #86,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einsacken is uncommon German at frequency #86,409 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌzakn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for einsacken, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is einsacken, spelled E-I-N-S-A-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in eine weiche Unterlage einsinken, in weichem Untergrund versinken
  2. 2
    in sich zusammenfallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Belinda ist in den knietiefen Schnee eingesackt.
  2. Die alten Häuser sind eingesackt.

Synonyms

absackeneinbrecheneinsinkenversackenversinkeneinbrecheneinfalleneinsinkeneinstürzenzusammenbrechenzusammenfallenzusammensackenzusammensinken

This word in other languages

s'enfoncer(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 "einsacken"?
"einsacken" is spelled E-I-N-S-A-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌzakn̩].
What does "einsacken" mean?
As a verb, "einsacken" means: in eine weiche Unterlage einsinken, in weichem Untergrund versinken
How do you pronounce "einsacken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einsacken" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌzakn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

eingraben#86,403eingedenk#86,401einfüllen#86,400Eigenname#86,399

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list