einstens
German, adverb[ˈʔaɪ̯nstn̩s]
einstens is spelled E-I-N-S-T-E-N-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written German, the 293,729th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einstens is a German adverb meaning “synonym of einst” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vor langer/längerer Zeit”.
What does einstens mean in English?
adverb
- 1
datedsynonym of einst
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. vor langer/längerer Zeit 2. in (ferner) Zukunft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce einstens?
- [ˈʔaɪ̯nstn̩s]
- [ˈʔaɪ̯nstəns]
- [ˈaɪ̯nstn̩s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is einstens in German?
einstens appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).