einwenden

[ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“einwenden” is uncommon German (frequency #60,510 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,510
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Einwand, Widerspruch gegen etwas vorbringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-einwenden · einwenden · German

einwenden · rank #60,510 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,510
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einschlägiger

Nearest frequency peer: einschlägiger (-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 „einwenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einwenden
PropertyValue
Headwordeinwenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einwenden“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einschlägiger“ (#60,509), „einzufahren“ (#60,511), „einscannen“ (#60,508). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einwenden“ bei #60,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einwenden is uncommon German at frequency #60,510 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Einwand, Widerspruch gegen etwas vorbringen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for einwenden, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is einwenden, spelled E-I-N-W-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Einwand, Widerspruch gegen etwas vorbringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Sache schien hieb- und stichfest zu sein, dagegen konnte ich nichts mehr einwenden.
  2. Helga wandte ein: „Ich bitte dich, das ist doch kein ernsthafter Grund!“

Synonyms

dagegenhaltenentgegenhaltenentgegnenerwidernwidersprechen

This word in other languages

object(English)opposer(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 "einwenden"?
"einwenden" is spelled E-I-N-W-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩].
What does "einwenden" mean?
As a verb, "einwenden" means: einen Einwand, Widerspruch gegen etwas vorbringen
How do you pronounce "einwenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einwenden" is [ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einwenden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

eislaufen#60,515Endgegner#60,518Engpässen#60,520entflammt#60,521

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list