einschmeicheln
[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmaɪ̯çl̩n]
The verdict
“einschmeicheln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich mit Hilfe von Schmeicheleien oder nicht ernst gemeinten Komplimenten die Zuneigung/Gunst anderer erwerben
Corpus desk
Index DE-einschmeicheln · einschmeicheln · German
einschmeicheln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | einschmeicheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmaɪ̯çl̩n] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einschmeicheln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einschmeicheln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmaɪ̯çl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich mit Hilfe von Schmeicheleien oder nicht ernst gemeinten Komplimenten die Zuneigung/Gunst anderer erwerben".
No misspelling variants are generated for einschmeicheln in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 einschmeicheln, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-M-E-I-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich mit Hilfe von Schmeicheleien oder nicht ernst gemeinten Komplimenten die Zuneigung/Gunst anderer erwerben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einschmeicheln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um an den begehrten Posten zu gelangen, hat der Kollege sich sehr bei seinem Vorgesetzten eingeschmeichelt.
Eine davon ist Ingratiation, die Strategie, mit der man verscht, sich bei anderen, die oft einen höheren Status haben als man selbst, durch Einschmeicheln und Lob beliebt zu machen.
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.