einstehen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃteːən]
The verdict
“einstehen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,519 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #31,519
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für eine Sache bürgen, garantieren
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 | einstehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃteːən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einstehen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for einstehen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃteːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,519 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for einstehen, with forms such as "einnstehen", "einsethen", and "einsstehen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Einstein", "erstehen", "entstehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is einstehen, spelled E-I-N-S-T-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1für eine Sache bürgen, garantieren
- 2die Verantwortung für etwas übernehmen, die Schuld für etwas anerkennen
- 3für jemanden die Rechnung übernehmen, das Geld auslegen
- 4(sich) ankündigen; bevorstehen; kurz vor dem Anfang von … stehen, beginnen
- 5sich ins Gleichgewicht bringen; einpendeln
- 6sich einordnen, sich in eine vorgegebene Ordnung einpassen; ins Glied eintreten
- 7keinen Fortschritt mehr zeigen; stillstehen; jede Art von Aktivität/Leben einstellen
- 8die Verantwortung für eine Aufgabe übernehmen; in ein Dienstverhältnis oder die Schule eintreten
- 9sich hinlegen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: einnstehen,einsethen,einsstehen,einsteehn,einstehenn,einstehhen,einstehne,einstheen,einsttehen,eintsehen,eisntehen,enistehen,ienstehen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einstehen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “einstehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-S-T-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃteːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Einstein” - see the side-by-side comparison. einstehen vs Einstein
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.