einstreichen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“einstreichen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,936 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,936
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit etwas bestreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einstreichen · einstreichen · German

einstreichen · rank #56,936 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,936
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einschläfern

Nearest frequency peer: einschläfern (-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 „einstreichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einstreichen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinstreichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,936
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einstreichen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.einstreichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einschläfern“ (#56,935), „Eiswasser“ (#56,937), „Einnahmequellen“ (#56,933). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einstreichen“ bei #56,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einstreichen is uncommon German at frequency #56,936 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for einstreichen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is einstreichen, spelled E-I-N-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit etwas bestreichen
  2. 2
    Geld nehmen und behalten
  3. 3
    einen Text reduzieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how einstreichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich habe den alten Fensterrahmen mit Beize eingestrichen, die muss jetzt eine Weile einwirken.
  2. Ich habe bei dem Geschäft eine nette Provision eingestrichen, ich kann nicht klagen.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "einstreichen"?
"einstreichen" is spelled E-I-N-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "einstreichen" mean?
As a verb, "einstreichen" means: etwas mit etwas bestreichen
How do you pronounce "einstreichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einstreichen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einstreichen" come from?
"einstreichen" 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 "einstreichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list