einteilen

Name: einteilen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈaɪ̯nˌtaɪ̯lən]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌtaɪ̯lən]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“einteilen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,523. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,523
frequency rank, German: 4,632
“E” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in mehrere Teile unterteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einteilen · einteilen · German

einteilen · rank #25,523 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

FREQ-MID #25,523
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 4,632
PHOTO-FINISH Einsturz

Nearest frequency peer: Einsturz (-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.

Einsichten

74,480
Einsturz

74,479
einteilen

74,478
einzudringen

74,477
Emblem

74,476
Empfindungen

74,475

What this shows „einteilen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

einteilen vs erteilen

78% similar

einteilen vs einweisen

78% similar

einteilen vs Einteilung

70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for einteilen
Property	Value
Headword	einteilen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈaɪ̯nˌtaɪ̯lən]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#25,523
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	12
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „einteilen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.einteilenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#25,523

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Einsturz“ (#25,522), „einzudringen“ (#25,524), „Einsichten“ (#25,521). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einteilen“ bei #25,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around einteilen (IPA [ˈaɪ̯nˌtaɪ̯lən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,523 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for einteilen, with forms such as "einetilen", "einnteilen", and "einteieln". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "erteilen", "einweisen", "Einteilung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einteilen, spelled E-I-N-T-E-I-L-E-N.

Definition

1
etwas in mehrere Teile unterteilen
2
sich etwas in Portionen klug aufteilen, damit das Ziel, das man dabei im Auge hat, auch erreicht werden kann
3
nach einem bestimmten Kriterium Kategorien schaffen, in die Dinge oder Menschen eingeordnet werden
4
jemandem eine Aufgabe zuweisen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

1950 teilte man die Stadt in 10 Wahlkreise ein.
Das Buch ist in zehn übersichtliche Kapitel eingeteilt.

Synonyms

gliedern aufteilen unterteilen kontingentieren haushalten wirtschaften kategorisieren klassifizieren zuweisen abkommandieren

This word in other languages

divide(English)dividir(Español)diviser(Français)designar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

einetilen
einnteilen
einteieln
einteilenn
einteillen
einteilne
eintelien
eintielen
eintteilen
eitneilen
eniteilen
ienteilen
ientielen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of einteilen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "einteilen"

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 "einteilen"?

"einteilen" is spelled E-I-N-T-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtaɪ̯lən].

What does "einteilen" mean?

As a verb, "einteilen" means: etwas in mehrere Teile unterteilen

What words are commonly confused with "einteilen"?

"einteilen" is commonly confused with "erteilen", "einweisen", "Einteilung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "einteilen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einteilen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtaɪ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "einteilen" come from?

"einteilen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

Is PlainSpell free to use?

Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "einteilen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ergattern#25,531 Erkundung#25,532 different#25,505 geblendet#25,561

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

erlischt13 variants Fahrgast13 variants Halsband13 variants Hausarrest13 variants