einschmeicheln
German, verb/ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmaɪ̯çəln/
einschmeicheln is spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-M-E-I-C-H-E-L-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 254,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einschmeicheln is a German verb meaning “to ingratiate oneself (get favor through flattery)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich mit Hilfe von Schmeicheleien oder nicht ernst gemeinten Komplimenten die Zuneigung/Gunst anderer erwerben”.
What does einschmeicheln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to ingratiate oneself (get favor through flattery)
Er versucht, sich beim Chef einzuschmeicheln.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich mit Hilfe von Schmeicheleien oder nicht ernst gemeinten Komplimenten die Zuneigung/Gunst anderer erwerben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of einschmeicheln
- schmeichelt ein present singular third-person
- schmeichelte ein past
- eingeschmeichelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- einschmeichelnd participle present
- einzuschmeicheln infinitive infinitive-zu
- schmeichle ein first-person indicative present
- schmeichele ein first-person indicative present
- schmeichel ein first-person indicative present
- schmeicheln ein first-person indicative plural
- schmeichelst ein indicative present second-person
- schmeichelest ein second-person singular subjunctive
- schmeichlest ein second-person singular subjunctive
- schmeichelet ein plural second-person subjunctive
- schmeichlet ein plural second-person subjunctive
- schmeichelten ein first-person indicative plural
- schmeicheltest ein indicative preterite second-person
- schmeicheltet ein indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce einschmeicheln?
- /ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmaɪ̯çəln/
- [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃmaɪ̯çl̩n]
- [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmaɪ̯çl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to einschmeicheln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is einschmeicheln in German?
einschmeicheln appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).