einsetzen

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,368

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

einsetzen is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden in eine Position, Stellung, Würde, bringen, jemandem Rechte verleihen Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌzɛt͡sn̩]. It ranks #3,368 in German word frequency. Often confused with ersetzen and einsetzt.

Key facts for einsetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinsetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,368
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einsetzen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,368 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for einsetzen, with forms such as "einestzen", "einnsetzen", and "einsetezn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ersetzen", "einsetzt", "Entsetzen", and more, 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 einsetzen, spelled E-I-N-S-E-T-Z-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden in eine Position, Stellung, Würde, bringen, jemandem Rechte verleihen
  2. 2
    ein Mittel oder ein Werkzeug bereitstellen oder verwenden
  3. 3
    einen Teil passend zu einem Ganzen hinzufügen (zum Beispiel Pflanzen auf einem Areal eingraben; Fische in ein Gewässer, Wild in ein Revier einbringen)
  4. 4
    seinen Anfang nehmen
  5. 5
    etwas aufs Spiel setzen auf Gefahr von dessen Verlust hin
  6. 6
    sich einer Aufgabe, einem Ziel voll und ganz widmen; zugunsten einer Person handeln

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: einestzen,einnsetzen,einsetezn,einsettzen,einsetzenn,einsetzne,einsetzzen,einsezten,einssetzen,einstezen,eisnetzen,enisetzen,iensetzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einsetzen

Misspelling Variants of "einsetzen"

einestzen9einnsetzen10einsetezn9einsettzen10einsetzenn10einsetzne9einsetzzen10einsezten9
Misspelling Variants of "einsetzen"

Frequency rank: #3,368 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einsetzen"?
"einsetzen" is spelled E-I-N-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "einsetzen" mean?
As a verb, "einsetzen" means: jemanden in eine Position, Stellung, Würde, bringen, jemandem Rechte verleihen
What words are commonly confused with "einsetzen"?
"einsetzen" is commonly confused with "ersetzen", "einsetzt", "Entsetzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einsetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einsetzen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einsetzen" come from?
"einsetzen" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.