einweihen

[ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯ən]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“einweihen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,274 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,274
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden mit etwas, das nicht jeder weiß, vertraut machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einweihen · einweihen · German

einweihen · rank #55,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,274
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einwilligen

Nearest frequency peer: einwilligen (+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 „einweihen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einweihen
PropertyValue
Headwordeinweihen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einweihen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.einweihenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einwilligen“ (#55,275), „Einser“ (#55,272), „einzuwirken“ (#55,276). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einweihen“ bei #55,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einweihen is uncommon German at frequency #55,274 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

einweihen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einweihen, spelled E-I-N-W-E-I-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden mit etwas, das nicht jeder weiß, vertraut machen
  2. 2
    (meist mit einer Feier) für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich machen; etwas seiner Bestimmung übergeben; zum ersten Mal benutzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tausende von Menschen aller Gesellschaftschichten wurden in dieses Geheimnis eingeweiht.
  2. [Sexualisierte Gewalt im Schwimmsport:] „Ex-Wasserspringer Heiko Meyer, viele Jahre lang Partner Hempels im Synchronspringen, sagte, sein Freund habe ihn eingeweiht.“

Synonyms

anvertrauenenthülleneröffnen

This word in other languages

initiate(English)iniciar(Español)inaugurer(Français)iniciar(Português)

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 "einweihen"?
"einweihen" is spelled E-I-N-W-E-I-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯ən].
What does "einweihen" mean?
As a verb, "einweihen" means: jemanden mit etwas, das nicht jeder weiß, vertraut machen
How do you pronounce "einweihen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einweihen" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvaɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einklagen#55,269Ehepaares#55,264erklommen#55,285erlassene#55,287

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list