eintreiben

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,554

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

eintreiben is aGermanverb. It means: Geld zurückfordern und sich ausbezahlen lassen Pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Often confused with eintreten and Einreisen.

Key facts for eintreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordeintreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,554
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of eintreiben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for eintreiben is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,554 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for eintreiben, with forms such as "einntreiben", "einrteiben", and "einteriben". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "eintreten", "Einreisen", "einteilen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is eintreiben, spelled E-I-N-T-R-E-I-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geld zurückfordern und sich ausbezahlen lassen
  2. 2
    mit (treibenden) Hammerschlägen an den rechten Ort befördern
  3. 3
    Vieh durch Rufen und Leiten an den rechten, heimischen Ort lenken/treiben
  4. 4
    als Wasserfahrzeug in eine Bucht geschwemmt (getrieben) werden

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: einntreiben,einrteiben,einteriben,eintrebien,eintreibben,eintreibenn,eintreibne,eintreiebn,eintrieben,eintrreiben,einttreiben,eitnreiben,enitreiben,ientreiben,ientrieben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eintreiben

Misspelling Variants of "eintreiben"

einntreiben11einrteiben10einteriben10eintrebien10eintreibben11eintreibenn11eintreibne10eintreiebn10
Misspelling Variants of "eintreiben"

Frequency rank: #44,554 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eintreiben"?
"eintreiben" is spelled E-I-N-T-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "eintreiben" mean?
As a verb, "eintreiben" means: Geld zurückfordern und sich ausbezahlen lassen
What words are commonly confused with "eintreiben"?
"eintreiben" is commonly confused with "eintreten", "Einreisen", "einteilen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eintreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eintreiben" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eintreiben" come from?
"eintreiben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.