einschärfen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃɛʁfn̩]
The verdict
“einschärfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden eindringlich, nachdrücklich, scharf zu etwas anhalten, auffordern, ermahnen; jemandem etwas unmissverständlich klarmachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-einscharfen · einschärfen · German
einschärfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | einschärfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃɛʁfn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einschärfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einschärfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃɛʁfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden eindringlich, nachdrücklich, scharf zu etwas anhalten, auffordern, ermahnen; jemandem etwas unmissverständlich klarmachen".
einschärfen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is einschärfen, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-Ä-R-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden eindringlich, nachdrücklich, scharf zu etwas anhalten, auffordern, ermahnen; jemandem etwas unmissverständlich klarmachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einschärfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich schärfte dem anderen noch ein, auf keinen Fall mit dem Schwimmen aufzuhören.“
„Er schärft Mieze ein, dem Briefträger zu sagen, er soll klingeln.“
This word in other languages
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.