eintunken
[ˈaɪ̯nˌtʊŋkn̩]
The verdict
“eintunken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in eine Flüssigkeit tauchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-eintunken · eintunken · German
eintunken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | eintunken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʊŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „eintunken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
eintunken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌtʊŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for eintunken, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is eintunken, spelled E-I-N-T-U-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1in eine Flüssigkeit tauchen
- 2mit gesenktem Kopf leicht einschlafen, einnicken
- 3in eine unangenehme Lage bringen, verraten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eintunken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er tunkt die gebratenen Hähnchenstücke in die Erdnusssoße ein.
Beim Verhör nannte er nicht nur den Namen eines Linzer Münzhändlers als Hehler, sondern nützte auch gleich die Möglichkeit, einen Mann, den er haßte, einzutunken.
Synonyms
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.