einsperren

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃpɛʁən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,865

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

einsperren is aGermanverb. It means: eine Person in ein Gebäude oder einen Raum einschließen Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃpɛʁən]. Often confused with entsperren and einzusperren.

Key facts for einsperren
PropertyValue
Headwordeinsperren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃpɛʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,865
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for einsperren is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃpɛʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,865 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 einsperren, with forms such as "einnsperren", "einpserren", and "einseprren". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "entsperren", "einzusperren", "einsparen", 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 einsperren, spelled E-I-N-S-P-E-R-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person in ein Gebäude oder einen Raum einschließen
  2. 2
    ein Tier in einen Raum oder einen Behälter einschließen
  3. 3
    eine Person gefangensetzen
  4. 4
    die Gedanken einer Person beschränken

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: einnsperren,einpserren,einseprren,einsperen,einsperern,einsperrenn,einsperrne,einspperren,einspreren,einssperren,eisnperren,enisperren,iensperren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for einsperren

Misspelling Variants of "einsperren"

einnsperren11einpserren10einseprren10einsperen9einsperern10einsperrenn11einsperrne10einspperren11
Misspelling Variants of "einsperren"

Frequency rank: #17,865 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einsperren"?
"einsperren" is spelled E-I-N-S-P-E-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃpɛʁən].
What does "einsperren" mean?
As a verb, "einsperren" means: eine Person in ein Gebäude oder einen Raum einschließen
What words are commonly confused with "einsperren"?
"einsperren" is commonly confused with "entsperren", "einzusperren", "einsparen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "einsperren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einsperren" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃpɛʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einsperren" come from?
"einsperren" 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.