einwärts

[ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛʁt͡s]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛʁt͡s]/ adv

The verdict

“einwärts” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach innen, nach innen gerichtet

Corpus desk

Index DE-einwarts · einwärts · German

einwärts · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for einwärts
PropertyValue
Headwordeinwärts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛʁt͡s]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einwärts“ im Deutschen

einwärtsliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einwärts is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach innen, nach innen gerichtet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for einwärts, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einwärts, spelled E-I-N-W-Ä-R-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach innen, nach innen gerichtet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Daten über Materie, die an manchen Stellen der Wolkenoberfläche einwärts und an anderen auswärts strömt, lassen sich, so die Wissenschaftler, nicht mit einfachen Bewegungen wie etwa einer Rotation erklären.
  2. Der gemächliche Zickzack-Gang, bei dem der Dinosaurier seine Füße leicht einwärts drehte, vereinfachte vermutlich die Stabilisierung des massigen Körpers.

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "einwärts"?
"einwärts" is spelled E-I-N-W-Ä-R-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛʁt͡s].
What does "einwärts" mean?
As an adverb, "einwärts" means: nach innen, nach innen gerichtet
How do you pronounce "einwärts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einwärts" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einwärts" come from?
"einwärts" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list