einsitzen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌzɪt͡sn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌzɪt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einsitzen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,632 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,632
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem Gefängnis inhaftiert sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-einsitzen · einsitzen · German

einsitzen · rank #87,632 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,632
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einprägsam

Nearest frequency peer: einprägsam (-2 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 „einsitzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einsitzen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinsitzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌzɪt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,632
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einsitzen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).einsitzenfällt 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: „einprägsam“ (#87,630), „einstellten“ (#87,634), „einpendeln“ (#87,629). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einsitzen“ bei #87,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einsitzen is uncommon German at frequency #87,632 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌzɪt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for einsitzen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is einsitzen, spelled E-I-N-S-I-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem Gefängnis inhaftiert sein
  2. 2
    etwas durch wiederholtes Sitzen eindrücken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Hitler schrieb seine Programm- und Bekenntnisschrift im Gefängnis, wo er wegen des Putschversuchs vom November 1923 einsaß.“
  2. Wenn ich den neuen Fahrersitz erst eingesessen habe, wird er bestimmt sehr bequem und erleichtert mir das lange Reisen.

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 "einsitzen"?
"einsitzen" is spelled E-I-N-S-I-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌzɪt͡sn̩].
What does "einsitzen" mean?
As a verb, "einsitzen" means: in einem Gefängnis inhaftiert sein
How do you pronounce "einsitzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einsitzen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌzɪt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einsitzen" come from?
"einsitzen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list