einüben

[ˈaɪ̯nˌʔyːbn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌʔyːbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“einüben” is uncommon German (frequency #68,166 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,166
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Wiederholung besser werden und etwas erlernen, bis man es kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-einuben · einüben · German

einüben · rank #68,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,166
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einundzwanzig

Nearest frequency peer: einundzwanzig (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “einüben”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “einüben” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einüben
PropertyValue
Headwordeinüben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌʔyːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “einüben” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.einübenliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „einundzwanzig“ (#68,165), „Eiscafé“ (#68,167), „eintretenden“ (#68,164). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einüben is uncommon German at frequency #68,166 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌʔyːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Wiederholung besser werden und etwas erlernen, bis man es kann".

No generated misspelling entries exist for einüben in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is einüben, spelled E-I-N-Ü-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Wiederholung besser werden und etwas erlernen, bis man es kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Chor hat eine Woche Zeit, um das Lied einzuüben.
  2. Ein guter Tipp ist, den ersten Vortrag vor dem Spiegel einzuüben.

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 "einüben"?
"einüben" is spelled E-I-N-Ü-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʔyːbn̩].
What does "einüben" mean?
As a verb, "einüben" means: durch Wiederholung besser werden und etwas erlernen, bis man es kann
How do you pronounce "einüben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einüben" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌʔyːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einüben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list