einstreichen
[ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“einstreichen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,936 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #56,936
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas mit etwas bestreichen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | einstreichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #56,936 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “einstreichen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for einstreichen is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,936 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1etwas mit etwas bestreichen
- 2Geld nehmen und behalten
- 3einen Text reduzieren
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.
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Using “einstreichen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-N-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.