Einsegnung
[ˈaɪ̯nˌzeːɡnʊŋ]
The verdict
“Einsegnung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die spirituelle Veranstaltung des Eingesegnetwerdens, eine gottesdienstliche Handlung, eine spezielle Form des christlichen gottesdienstlichen Segnens
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Einsegnung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌzeːɡnʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Einsegnung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Einsegnung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌzeːɡnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Einsegnung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Einsegnung, spelled E-I-N-S-E-G-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1die spirituelle Veranstaltung des Eingesegnetwerdens, eine gottesdienstliche Handlung, eine spezielle Form des christlichen gottesdienstlichen Segnens
- 2Amtsweihe oder auch Ordination
- 3Konfirmation
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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.
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Using “Einsegnung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-S-E-G-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌzeːɡnʊŋ] (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.