einweichen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einweichen” is uncommon German (frequency #65,146 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,146
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwecks Quellung in Wasser legen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einweichen · einweichen · German

einweichen · rank #65,146 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,146
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einvernehmlic…

Nearest frequency peer: einvernehmlichen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „einweichen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „einweichen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einweichen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinweichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,146
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einweichen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).einweichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einvernehmlichen“ (#65,145), „eisiger“ (#65,147), „Eintrittspreise“ (#65,144). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einweichen“ bei #65,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einweichen is uncommon German at frequency #65,146 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

einweichen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is einweichen, spelled E-I-N-W-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwecks Quellung in Wasser legen
  2. 2
    (Wäsche) zwecks Schmutzlösung in Lauge legen
  3. 3
    zwecks Quellung oder Schmutzlösung in Wasser liegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Muss man Emmer einweichen?“
  2. „Mit der weggelaufenen [Lauge] wollte sie ja eigentlich auch die nächste Wäsche einweichen.“

Synonyms

weichen

This word in other languages

tremper(Français)

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 "einweichen"?
"einweichen" is spelled E-I-N-W-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "einweichen" mean?
As a verb, "einweichen" means: zwecks Quellung in Wasser legen
How do you pronounce "einweichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einweichen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einweichen" come from?
"einweichen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ebendieser#65,129erdrückend#65,171erinnernde#65,172ermunterte#65,176

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list