einschüchtern

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn]/ verb

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,690

in German word usage

Misspellings

21

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

einschüchtern is aGermanverb. It means: Furcht bei jemandem auslösen; jemanden unsicher machen Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn]. Often confused with Einschüchterung and einzuschüchtern.

Key facts for einschüchtern
PropertyValue
Headwordeinschüchtern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#24,690
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of einschüchtern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einschüchtern is 13 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,690 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Furcht bei jemandem auslösen; jemanden unsicher machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for einschüchtern, with forms such as "eincshüchtern", "einnschüchtern", and "einscchüchtern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Einschüchterung", "einzuschüchtern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is einschüchtern, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Furcht bei jemandem auslösen; jemanden unsicher machen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eincshüchtern,einnschüchtern,einscchüchtern,einschcühtern,einschhüchtern,einschücchtern,einschüchetrn,einschüchhtern,einschüchtenr,einschüchternn,einschüchterrn,einschüchtren,einschüchttern,einschücthern,einschühctern,einscühchtern,einshcüchtern,einsschüchtern,eisnchüchtern,enischüchtern,ienschüchtern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einschüchtern

Misspelling Variants of "einschüchtern"

eincshüchtern13einnschüchtern14einscchüchtern14einschcühtern13einschhüchtern14einschücchtern14einschüchetrn13einschüchhtern14
Misspelling Variants of "einschüchtern"

Frequency rank: #24,690 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einschüchtern"?
"einschüchtern" is spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn].
What does "einschüchtern" mean?
As a verb, "einschüchtern" means: Furcht bei jemandem auslösen; jemanden unsicher machen
What words are commonly confused with "einschüchtern"?
"einschüchtern" is commonly confused with "Einschüchterung", "einzuschüchtern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einschüchtern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einschüchtern" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einschüchtern" come from?
"einschüchtern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.