einstellten

[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛltn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einstellten” is uncommon German (frequency #87,634 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,634
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einstellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einstellten · einstellten · German

einstellten · rank #87,634 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,634
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eintägigen

Nearest frequency peer: eintägigen (+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 „einstellten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einstellten
PropertyValue
Headwordeinstellten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛltn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einstellten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „eintägigen“ (#87,635), „einsitzen“ (#87,632), „einwandfreies“ (#87,636). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einstellten“ bei #87,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einstellten is uncommon German at frequency #87,634 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for einstellten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 einstellten, spelled E-I-N-S-T-E-L-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einstellen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einstellen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einstellen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einstellen

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 "einstellten"?
"einstellten" is spelled E-I-N-S-T-E-L-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛltn̩].
What does "einstellten" mean?
As a verb, "einstellten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einstellen
How do you pronounce "einstellten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einstellten" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einstellten" come from?
"einstellten" 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 "einstellten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

einzufinden#87,639eingestimmt#87,625entgeistert#87,644Entomologie#87,646

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list