Einsiedelei
German, noun/aɪ̯nziːdəˈlaɪ̯/
Einsiedelei is spelled E-I-N-S-I-E-D-E-L-E-I (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 96,776th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einsiedelei is a German feminine noun meaning “hermitage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lebensbereich eines Einsiedlers”.
What does Einsiedelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehermitage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lebensbereich eines Einsiedlers
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Einsiedelei
- Einsiedeleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einsiedelei?
- /aɪ̯nziːdəˈlaɪ̯/
- [aɪ̯nziːdəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Einsiedelei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Einsiedelei in German?
Einsiedelei appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).