einschmelzen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmɛlt͡sn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmɛlt͡sn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“einschmelzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #81,481 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#81,481
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (ein stabiles Material, ein Ding aus Metall) soweit erhitzen, dass es flüssig wird und seine Form verliert

Key facts for einschmelzen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinschmelzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmɛlt͡sn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#81,481
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “einschmelzen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). einschmelzen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einschmelzen is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmɛlt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,481 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.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for einschmelzen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einschmelzen, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (ein stabiles Material, ein Ding aus Metall) soweit erhitzen, dass es flüssig wird und seine Form verliert
  2. 2
    sich auflösend in etwas verteilen

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 "einschmelzen"?
"einschmelzen" is spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmɛlt͡sn̩].
What does "einschmelzen" mean?
As a verb, "einschmelzen" means: (ein stabiles Material, ein Ding aus Metall) soweit erhitzen, dass es flüssig wird und seine Form verliert
How do you pronounce "einschmelzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einschmelzen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmɛlt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einschmelzen" come from?
"einschmelzen" 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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Using “einschmelzen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃmɛlt͡sn̩] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list