einschleimen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaɪ̯mən]
The verdict
“einschleimen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch (übertriebene) Zuneigung oder Zuwendung die Gunst von jemandem erlangen wollen; sich bei jemandem einschmeicheln
Corpus desk
Index DE-einschleimen · einschleimen · German
einschleimen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | einschleimen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaɪ̯mən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einschleimen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einschleimen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃlaɪ̯mən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch (übertriebene) Zuneigung oder Zuwendung die Gunst von jemandem erlangen wollen; sich bei jemandem einschmeicheln".
Zero misspellings are on record for einschleimen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is einschleimen, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-L-E-I-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch (übertriebene) Zuneigung oder Zuwendung die Gunst von jemandem erlangen wollen; sich bei jemandem einschmeicheln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einschleimen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich weiß ganz genau, dass du dich gerade bei mir einzuschleimen versuchst, und dein Glück ist es, dass ich auf so was stehe.“
„Mit ihren selbst gemachten Keksen will sie sich wohl bei dir einschleimen.“
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.