Einsiedelei

[aɪ̯nziːdəˈlaɪ̯]

/[aɪ̯nziːdəˈlaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Einsiedelei” is uncommon German (frequency #96,892 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,892
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebensbereich eines Einsiedlers

Corpus desk

Index DE-einsiedelei · Einsiedelei · German

Einsiedelei · rank #96,892 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,892
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einstudieren

Nearest frequency peer: einstudieren (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Einsiedelei“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Einsiedelei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Einsiedelei
PropertyValue
HeadwordEinsiedelei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɪ̯nziːdəˈlaɪ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Einsiedelei“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Einsiedeleifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einstudieren“ (#96,893), „einlegte“ (#96,890), „Einverleibung“ (#96,894). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Einsiedelei“ bei #96,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Einsiedelei is uncommon German at frequency #96,892 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɪ̯nziːdəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebensbereich eines Einsiedlers".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Einsiedelei, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Einsiedelei, spelled E-I-N-S-I-E-D-E-L-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lebensbereich eines Einsiedlers

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Einsiedelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Am nächsten Tag fanden mich Hirten auf dem Felde und trugen mich in diese Einsiedelei.“
  2. „Denn in seiner Einsiedelei sollte der Pechvogel, der bisher kein Glück im Privatleben hatte, endlich eine Gefährtin für die guten und die schlechten Tage finden.“

Synonyms

Eremitage

This word in other languages

hermitage(English)ermita(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Einsiedelei"?
"Einsiedelei" is spelled E-I-N-S-I-E-D-E-L-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [aɪ̯nziːdəˈlaɪ̯].
What does "Einsiedelei" mean?
As a noun, "Einsiedelei" means: Lebensbereich eines Einsiedlers
How do you pronounce "Einsiedelei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Einsiedelei" is [aɪ̯nziːdəˈlaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Einsiedelei" come from?
"Einsiedelei" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Einsiedelei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eingefügten#96,888durchkämmen#96,871Druckfarben#96,863Doppelagent#96,853

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list