einschlafen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einschlafen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,844. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,844
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu schlafen beginnen; vom Zustand des Wachseins in den Zustand des Schlafens wechseln

Corpus desk

Index DE-einschlafen · einschlafen · German

einschlafen · rank #10,844 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,844
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH effizient

Nearest frequency peer: effizient (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „einschlafen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „einschlafen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

einschlafen vs einschlagen
91% similar
einschlafen vs einzuschlafen
85% similar
einschlafen vs eingeschlafen
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for einschlafen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinschlafen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#10,844
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „einschlafen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.einschlafenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „effizient“ (#10,843), „einstimmig“ (#10,845), „east“ (#10,842). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einschlafen“ bei #10,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around einschlafen (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,844 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for einschlafen, with forms such as "eincshlafen", "einnschlafen", and "einscchlafen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "einschlagen", "einzuschlafen", "eingeschlafen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is einschlafen, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu schlafen beginnen; vom Zustand des Wachseins in den Zustand des Schlafens wechseln
  2. 2
    friedlich, ohne Qualen im Bett sterben
  3. 3
    durch gestörte Nervenleitungen taub, gefühllos werden
  4. 4
    nach und nach weniger werden, an Intensität verlieren bis zum völligen Erliegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Warum musst du immer im Kino einschlafen?
  2. Gestern Nacht ist unsere Oma friedlich eingeschlafen.

Synonyms

einpennenentschlafenabebben

Antonyms

aufwachen

This word in other languages

fall asleep(English)dormirse(Español)s'endormir(Français)dormir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eincshlafen
  • einnschlafen
  • einscchlafen
  • einschalfen
  • einschhlafen
  • einschlaefn
  • einschlafenn
  • einschlaffen
  • einschlafne
  • einschlfaen
  • einschllafen
  • einsclhafen
  • einshclafen
  • einsschlafen
  • eisnchlafen
  • enischlafen
  • ienschlafen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einschlafen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eincshlafen2einnschlafen1einscchlafen1einschalfen2einschhlafen1einschlaefn2einschlafenn1einschlaffen1
Edit distance from "einschlafen"

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 "einschlafen"?
"einschlafen" is spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfn̩].
What does "einschlafen" mean?
As a verb, "einschlafen" means: zu schlafen beginnen; vom Zustand des Wachseins in den Zustand des Schlafens wechseln
What words are commonly confused with "einschlafen"?
"einschlafen" is commonly confused with "einschlagen", "einzuschlafen", "eingeschlafen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einschlafen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einschlafen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einschlafen" come from?
"einschlafen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einzuführen#10,847Geschlechts#10,858Beliebtheit#10,819ausschalten#10,814

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

konstruiert17 variantsAbsolventen17 variantsOktoberfest17 variantsWeltkrieges17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list