einschleichen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“einschleichen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,154 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #69,154
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - langsam, lautlos, leise, heimlich, unbemerkt hineinkommen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einschleichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #69,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einschleichen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for einschleichen is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,154 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for einschleichen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is einschleichen, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1langsam, lautlos, leise, heimlich, unbemerkt hineinkommen
- 2über einen bestimmten Zeitraum langsam höher dosieren
Antonyms
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.
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Using “einschleichen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-S-C-H-L-E-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.