einschränken

[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʁɛŋkn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʁɛŋkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“einschränken” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,549. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,549
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schranken setzen, Grenzen setzen, eingrenzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einschranken · einschränken · German

einschränken · rank #14,549 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,549
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einschlagen

Nearest frequency peer: einschlagen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „einschränken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „einschränken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

einschränken vs einschränkt
83% similar
einschränken vs Einschränkung
77% similar
einschränken vs einzuschränken
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for einschränken
PropertyValue
Headwordeinschränken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʁɛŋkn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,549
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „einschränken“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.einschränkenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „einschlagen“ (#14,548), „Eisenach“ (#14,550), „eingeholt“ (#14,547). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einschränken“ bei #14,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around einschränken (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʁɛŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,549 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for einschränken, with forms such as "eincshränken", "einnschränken", and "einscchränken". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "einschränkt", "Einschränkung", "einzuschränken", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 einschränken, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-R-Ä-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schranken setzen, Grenzen setzen, eingrenzen
  2. 2
    sich Schranken setzen, sich bescheiden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how einschränken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durch die Behinderung war sein Tätigkeitsfeld stark eingeschränkt.
  2. [COVID-19-Pandemie:] „Obwohl das öffentliche Leben seit Wochen - und noch für viele weitere - eingeschränkt ist, sind auch die Deutschen mit dem Krisenmanagement ihrer Regierung zufrieden.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eincshränken
  • einnschränken
  • einscchränken
  • einschhränken
  • einschrnäken
  • einschrränken
  • einschräknen
  • einschränekn
  • einschränkenn
  • einschränkken
  • einschränkne
  • einschrännken
  • einschärnken
  • einscrhänken
  • einshcränken
  • einsschränken
  • eisnchränken
  • enischränken
  • ienschränken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einschränken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eincshränken2einnschränken1einscchränken1einschhränken1einschrnäken2einschrränken1einschräknen2einschränekn2
Edit distance from "einschränken"

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 "einschränken"?
"einschränken" is spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-R-Ä-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʁɛŋkn̩].
What does "einschränken" mean?
As a verb, "einschränken" means: Schranken setzen, Grenzen setzen, eingrenzen
What words are commonly confused with "einschränken"?
"einschränken" is commonly confused with "einschränkt", "Einschränkung", "einzuschränken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einschränken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einschränken" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʁɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einschränken" come from?
"einschränken" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einschränken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list