einschneiden
[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]
The verdict
“einschneiden” is uncommon German (frequency #72,345 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,345
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit etwas Scharfem (zum Beispiel einem Messer) einen Schnitt in etwas machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-einschneiden · einschneiden · German
einschneiden · rank #72,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,345
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH einschicken
Nearest frequency peer: einschicken (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “einschneiden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Einkaufsbum…
Einkaufsbummel
27,660 corpus weight
- einleben
einleben
27,659 corpus weight
- Einsatzfahr…
Einsatzfahrzeug
27,658 corpus weight
- einschicken
einschicken
27,657 corpus weight
- einschneiden
einschneiden
27,656 corpus weight
- Einschreibu…
Einschreibung
27,655 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “einschneiden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einschneiden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #72,345 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einschneiden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
einschneiden is uncommon German at frequency #72,345 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
einschneiden has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is einschneiden, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit etwas Scharfem (zum Beispiel einem Messer) einen Schnitt in etwas machen
- 2ein Gefäß mit Nahrungsmitteln anfüllen, die man während des Füllens in kleine Teile stückelt
- 3so eng/straff sitzen, dass das Material darunter tief eingedrückt wird
- 4einen tiefen/bleibenden Eindruck machen, eine Zäsur markieren
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einschneiden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.