Einsatz

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌzat͡s]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#696

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Einsatz is aGermannoun. It means: abgegrenzte Aktion zur Erledigung einer Aufgabe Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌzat͡s]. It ranks #696 in German word frequency. Often confused with einst and ersatz.

Key facts for Einsatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinsatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌzat͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#696
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Einsatz is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌzat͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #696 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Einsatz, with forms such as "einastz", "einnsatz", and "einsattz". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "einst", "ersatz", "Einsätze", 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 Einsatz, spelled E-I-N-S-A-T-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    abgegrenzte Aktion zur Erledigung einer Aufgabe
  2. 2
    Beginn des Spiels eines Musikers oder einer Gruppe von Musikern beziehungsweise Schauspielern in einem Stück
  3. 3
    Teil, das in ein anderes eingefügt ist
  4. 4
    der Wert, um den gespielt wird
  5. 5
    Engagement
  6. 6
    das Benutzen, die Anwendung von etwas
  7. 7
    (Flaschen-)Pfand

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: einastz,einnsatz,einsattz,einsatzz,einsazt,einssatz,einstaz,eisnatz,enisatz,iensatz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Einsatz

Misspelling Variants of "Einsatz"

einastz7einnsatz8einsattz8einsatzz8einsazt7einssatz8einstaz7eisnatz7
Misspelling Variants of "Einsatz"

Frequency rank: #696 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Einsatz"?
"Einsatz" is spelled E-I-N-S-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌzat͡s].
What does "Einsatz" mean?
As a noun, "Einsatz" means: abgegrenzte Aktion zur Erledigung einer Aufgabe
What words are commonly confused with "Einsatz"?
"Einsatz" is commonly confused with "einst", "ersatz", "Einsätze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Einsatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einsatz" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌzat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Einsatz" come from?
"Einsatz" 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.