Einschreibebrief
[ˈaɪ̯nʃʁaɪ̯bəˌbʁiːf]
The verdict
“Einschreibebrief” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brief, dessen Empfang der Adressat oder ein Bevollmächtigter bestätigen muss
Corpus desk
Index DE-einschreibebrief · Einschreibebrief · German
Einschreibebrief · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Einschreibebrief |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nʃʁaɪ̯bəˌbʁiːf] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Einschreibebrief“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Einschreibebrief is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nʃʁaɪ̯bəˌbʁiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brief, dessen Empfang der Adressat oder ein Bevollmächtigter bestätigen muss".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Einschreibebrief, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Einschreibebrief, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-B-R-I-E-F.
Definition
- 1Brief, dessen Empfang der Adressat oder ein Bevollmächtigter bestätigen muss
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Einschreibebrief appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei den Einschreibebriefen geht es etwas ruhiger zu, doch flößen die Waffen Angst ein, die den hemdsärmeligen Beamten aus der hinteren Hosentasche gucken, einschüchternd große Revolver, eher halbwüchsige Kanonen als Revolver.“
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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.