einsetzen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌzɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“einsetzen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,368. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,368
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden in eine Position, Stellung, Würde, bringen, jemandem Rechte verleihen
Corpus desk
Index DE-einsetzen · einsetzen · German
einsetzen · rank #3,368 · 13 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,368
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH edition
Nearest frequency peer: edition (-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 „einsetzen“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- darfst
darfst
96,636 corpus weight
- dpa
dpa
96,635 corpus weight
- edition
edition
96,634 corpus weight
- einsetzen
einsetzen
96,633 corpus weight
- Entwurf
Entwurf
96,632 corpus weight
- erfasst
erfasst
96,631 corpus weight
What this shows „einsetzen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einsetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌzɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,368 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „einsetzen“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around einsetzen (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌzɛt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,368 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for einsetzen, with forms such as "einestzen", "einnsetzen", and "einsetezn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ersetzen", "einsetzt", "Entsetzen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is einsetzen, spelled E-I-N-S-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden in eine Position, Stellung, Würde, bringen, jemandem Rechte verleihen
- 2ein Mittel oder ein Werkzeug bereitstellen oder verwenden
- 3einen Teil passend zu einem Ganzen hinzufügen (zum Beispiel Pflanzen auf einem Areal eingraben; Fische in ein Gewässer, Wild in ein Revier einbringen)
- 4seinen Anfang nehmen
- 5etwas aufs Spiel setzen auf Gefahr von dessen Verlust hin
- 6sich einer Aufgabe, einem Ziel voll und ganz widmen; zugunsten einer Person handeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einsetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir sollten ihn als Leiter der Kommission einsetzen.
Um diese Grube auszuheben, müssen wir schon einen Bagger einsetzen.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- einestzen
- einnsetzen
- einsetezn
- einsettzen
- einsetzenn
- einsetzne
- einsetzzen
- einsezten
- einssetzen
- einstezen
- eisnetzen
- enisetzen
- iensetzen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einsetzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einsetzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).