einsalben
[ˈaɪ̯nˌzalbn̩]
The verdict
“einsalben” 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) - mit Salbe einreiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-einsalben · einsalben · German
einsalben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | einsalben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌzalbn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einsalben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einsalben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌzalbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Salbe einreiben".
einsalben has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is einsalben, spelled E-I-N-S-A-L-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit Salbe einreiben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how einsalben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich muss mir den verstauchten Fuß ein paar Tage lang einsalben.
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.