einstig
[ˈaɪ̯nstɪç]
The verdict
“einstig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu früheren Zeiten, Ex-
Corpus desk
Index DE-einstig · einstig · German
einstig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einstig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nstɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „einstig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
einstig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nstɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
einstig has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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. The correct German form is einstig, spelled E-I-N-S-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1zu früheren Zeiten, Ex-
- 2künftig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how einstig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Über seine Stiftung ließ der einstige Anti-Apartheid-Kämpfer erklären: "Wir hoffen, dass dieser Preis sein (Obamas) Engagement stärken wird, als Staatschef der mächtigsten Nation der Erde weiter den Frieden und die Ausmerzung der Armut zu propagieren."
„Auch wenn die Schäden am Interieur einigermassen reparabel wirken, werden die einstigen Besitzer es kaum mehr nutzen mögen; zu tief sitzt der ätzende Geruch von Hass und Verachtung in den usurpierten Räumen und Möbeln.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.