einsam

/[ˈaɪ̯nzaːm]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,458

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

einsam is anGermanadj. It means: ohne Gesellschaft, ohne Kontakt zu anderen Menschen oder der Umwelt Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nzaːm]. It ranks #7,458 in German word frequency. Often confused with einst and Einsatz.

Key facts for einsam
PropertyValue
Headwordeinsam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nzaːm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,458
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einsam is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nzaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,458 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for einsam, with forms such as "einasm", "einnsam", and "einsamm". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "einst", "Einsatz", "einsame", 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 einsam, spelled E-I-N-S-A-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Gesellschaft, ohne Kontakt zu anderen Menschen oder der Umwelt
  2. 2
    weit entfernt von der Zivilisation, weit entfernt von menschlichen Ansiedlungen
  3. 3
    ohne Menschen oder nicht von Menschen bewohnt
  4. 4
    als einziges Exemplar vorhanden

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: einasm,einnsam,einsamm,einsma,einssam,eisnam,enisam,iensam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einsam

Misspelling Variants of "einsam"

einasm6einnsam7einsamm7einsma6einssam7eisnam6enisam6iensam6
Misspelling Variants of "einsam"

Frequency rank: #7,458 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einsam"?
"einsam" is spelled E-I-N-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nzaːm].
What does "einsam" mean?
As an adj, "einsam" means: ohne Gesellschaft, ohne Kontakt zu anderen Menschen oder der Umwelt
What words are commonly confused with "einsam"?
"einsam" is commonly confused with "einst", "Einsatz", "einsame". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einsam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einsam" is [ˈaɪ̯nzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einsam" come from?
"einsam" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.